Patent ID: 6659981
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A delivery catheter for delivering an intra-bodily medical device to an internal bodily site, the delivery catheter comprising:an elongated shaft including a proximal section, an intermediate section extending from the proximal section, and a distal section extending from the intermediate section along a first central axis and forming a locator configured to locate and be positioned at a target site; and a delivery lumen, formed by the shaft, extending from the proximal section along a second central axis and terminating at an opening formed proximal the distal section, wherein the first central axis is offset from and parallel to the second central axis and the intra-bodily medical device is insertable within the delivery lumen and directed by the distal section to be positioned at the target site as the intra-bodily medical device is advanced through the delivery lumen and outward from the opening.