Patent ID: 6808534
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A system for intraluminally delivering an endovascular device in a corporeal lumen, the system comprising:a main catheter housing the endovascular device, the main catheter configured as a hollow tube and having a terminal end; and a balloon catheter having an elongate shaft, an expandable member, and a pliable or collapsible jacket guard that mates with the terminal end of the main catheter, the expandable member is attached to a distal portion of the balloon catheter shaft, the jacket guard is attached to the balloon catheter shaft slightly proximal to the expandable member; whereby the endovascular device is housed within the main catheter for intraluminal delivery of the endovascular device wherein the jacket guard includes a first end and a second end, the second end being attached to a ring member, the ring member being slidably disposed about the elongate shaft of the balloon catheter such that the jacket guard second end may be translated about a longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft.