Patent ID: 8834550
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An assembly for delivering an intraluminary member into a body lumen comprising: a delivery catheter including: an elongated tubular member, a first inner member disposed within and slidingly engaged with the tubular member, the first inner member defining a lumen, a second inner member, a first portion of the second inner member disposed within and secured to the lumen of the first inner member, a second portion of the second inner member extending from a distal end of the first inner member, an intraluminary holder engaged to a portion of the second inner member, a handle fixed to a proximal end of the first inner member, and at least one securing mechanism located on the handle; a stent transfer member including an inner cylindrical portion disposed at a distal end of said elongated tubular member, said stent transfer member comprising a transition step to serve as a mating seat for said elongated tubular member; a radially expandable intraluminary member having a first end and a second end and defining an intraluminary member lumen therebetween, wherein the second inner member is disposed within the intraluminary member lumen; a retrieval suture located at the first end of the intraluminary member; and a thread-like member removeably secured to one end of the intraluminary member, the thread-like member removeably secured to one end of the intraluminary member, the thread-like member extending between the intraluminary member and the handle, the at least one securing mechanism adapted to secure the thread like member; wherein said thread-like member is removeably secured to one end of the intraluminary member such that two ends of said thread-like member extend from said intraluminary member to said handle; and wherein pulling said thread-like member towards said proximal end results in reducing a diameter of said intraluminary member through compression of said intraluminary member by the stent transfer member and securing the intraluminary member to the intraluminary holder.