Patent ID: 9387105
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A medical device comprising: an expandable implant having a lumen comprising a central axis; and a constraining sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the expandable implant and having a plurality of openings, the sleeve having a first end profile at a proximal end of the constraining sleeve and a second end profile at a distal end of the constraining sleeve; and a coupling member engaging the plurality of openings and releasably closing the constraining sleeve around the portion of the expandable implant, wherein the constraining sleeve and the coupling member are configured to releaseably constrain the expandable implant in a configuration having a diameter less than a diameter of an unconstrained diameter of the expandable implant, and wherein the first end profile and the second end profile are non-perpendicular, and the second end profile of the constraining sleeve includes opposing edges tapering inwardly toward a distal end of the second end profile and exposes a portion of the expandable implant.