Patent ID: 6602280
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A catheter for delivery of an expandable intracorporeal device comprising:an elongate shaft having a proximal section, a distal section, a proximal end and a distal end; the distal section of the elongate shaft comprising a radially expandable shear barrier disposed about an inner space of the elongate shaft that is configured to accept an expandable intracorporeal device in a collapsed state; an outer radially constraining section which is disposed about and radially constraining at least a portion of the radially expandable shear barrier and which is capable of axial movement relative to the radially expandable shear barrier; and an injection lumen which is disposed within the inner space of the elongate shaft, wherein the injection lumen is configured to be removably coupled to the expandable intracorporeal device.