Patent ID: 6074398
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A catheter deployment device system comprising an insertion sheath and a deployment device, said insertion sheath having an inner and outer diameter, said deployment device comprising a means for deploying a deployable device and comprising a catheter body having a delivery sheath portion, having an outer diameter, and a tube portion having an outer diameter, the outer diameter of the delivery sheath portion of the catheter body is larger than the outer diameter of the tube portion of the catheter body, the inner diameter of the insertion sheath is larger than the outer diameter of the tube portion of the catheter body and smaller than the outer diameter of the delivery sheath portion of the catheter body, the entire insertion sheath is slidingly disposed about the tube portion of the catheter body and is not slidingly restrained at any location to the tube portion of the catheter body during use of said insertion sheath.