Patent ID: 6143014
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A delivery catheter for implanting a tubular endoluminal prosthesis within a body lumen of a mammal, said delivery catheter comprising:a) an elongate, pliable catheter body having a longitudinal axis projectable therethrough, a proximal end and a distal end;b) an annular balloon for radially expanding said endoluminal prosthesis, said balloon having, in its de-pressurized state:i) a substantially cylindrical sidewall which is disposed coaxially about the longitudinal axis of said catheter body, said sidewall having a proximal end and a distal end;ii) a proximal end wall which extends from the proximal end of said cylindrical sidewall to the catheter body; andiii) a distal end wall which extends from the distal end of said cylindrical sidewall to the catheter body;iv) said proximal end wall and said distal end wall being disposed at angles which are no more than ten degrees from an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the catheter body.