Patent ID: 9237948
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A system for delivering a medical device, the system comprising: a catheter, the catheter comprising: a tip; a capsule having a distal end adjacent the tip and being configured to receive a medical device in a collapsed configuration, wherein the capsule is configured to be proximally retracted relative to the tip to release the medical device; an inner sheath having a distal end that comprises a plurality of projections disposed adjacent the capsule, the inner sheath being disposed to extend along a longitudinal axis of the catheter and the projections being configured to open outwardly relative to an outer surface of the capsule, wherein each projection comprises an arm portion and a feeler portion, the feeler portion having a proximal end adjacent the arm portion and a distal end spaced from the arm portion, wherein at least a portion of the feeler portion is wider than the arm portion; and an outer sheath disposed along the longitudinal axis of the catheter to slidably extend over the inner sheath, the outer sheath being connected to a handle, the handle further comprising an actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to actuate the outer sheath relative to the inner sheath to expose the projections and to thereby permit the projections to open outward such that the projections are radially spaced about at least a proximal end of the capsule.