Patent ID: 8961392
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant delivery system configured to deliver an implant into a body comprising: an inflatable implant comprising a valve and 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 valve at a proximal end of the inflatable implant to provide an inflation medium to the implant's internal chamber; a tubular member surrounding the inflation tube, having: 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 ejected into the bladder.