Patent ID: 8986360
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A delivery device for positioning and deploying an implantable device within a lumen comprising: a longitudinal outer tube having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the outer tube is configured to receive the implantable device at a position within the outer tube and proximate to the distal end of the outer tube; a longitudinal inner tube slidably disposed within the outer tube and having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein at least a portion of the distal end of the inner tube is configured to underlie a proximal end of the implantable device about an inner circumference of the implantable device, and wherein the distal end of the inner tube is located proximally of the distal end of the outer tube to define a gap for accommodating at least a portion of the implantable device; a deployment mechanism coupled to at least one of the inner and outer tubes and operable to deploy the implantable device within the lumen, wherein the deployment mechanism comprises: an optical device configured to be positioned within the gap to view at least a portion of an interior of the implantable device within the outer tube prior to deployment of the implantable device.