Patent ID: 8361105
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A sheath for deployment of a medical device having a first outer diameter in a first, closed state and a second outer diameter in a second, expanded state, comprising: an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen therebetween, the elongate tubular member having a first opening from the lumen at the distal end, a second opening from the lumen proximal to the distal end, and a third opening from the lumen distal of the proximal end of the tubular member, the openings defining points at which the lumen opens to an environment surrounding the sheath, the second opening being positioned within the elongate tubular member at a location that is spaced 180° from a location of the third opening within the elongate tubular member; a guidewire that passes through the first opening, through the lumen of the elongate tubular member, and through the second opening; and a support wire that passes through the third opening and extends through the lumen from proximal the second opening toward the distal end, the support wire adapted to receive an endoluminal medical device.