Patent ID: 9615911
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An implant delivery system configured to deliver an implant into a body comprising: an inflatable implant having an outer wall defining an internal chamber, the implant configured to be positioned within a bladder while in a first, introduction configuration and then at least partially inflated into a second, implanted configuration; an inflation tube defining a conduit with a distal end coupled to the inflatable implant to provide an inflation medium to the implant's internal chamber; a tubular member surrounding the inflation tube, having a rounded atraumatic distal tip and an opening spaced from the tip, the opening providing access into the tubular member and sized to allow the implant to pass through the opening into a bladder, the inflatable implant being positioned within the tubular member in the introduction configuration; and a sheath configured to allow the delivery system to pass through a urethra into the bladder, the sheath surrounding the tubular member and being shorter than the tubular member such that the sheath has a first position about the tubular member covering the opening and a second position about the tubular member spaced from the first position where the opening is uncovered to allow the implant to be released into the bladder.