Patent ID: 7004964
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An introducer for deployment of an endoluminal device in a distal location inside a body lumen from a proximal location outside the body lumen, the introducer comprising: a retrograde portion; an anterograde portion, axially moveable relative to the retrograde portion, comprising a distal tip and an anterograde sheath attached proximally to the distal tip; a shaft attached to the distal tip and extending concentrically through a central lumen defined by the anterograde portion and retrograde portion; an endoluminal device mounted concentrically over the shaft in the central lumen and having a distal end contained by the anterograde portion and a proximal end contained by the retrograde portion positioned radially outward of the proximal end of the device; and an inflatable balloon mounted radially outside the retrograde portion, the balloon positioned to anchor a proximal portion of the endoluminal device against the body lumen during deployment of the device.