Patent ID: 8480627

Claim:
An introducer assembly for the deployment of an implantable medical device, the assembly including: a proximal end and a distal end; a sheath; a carrier element for carrying a medical device at the distal end of the assembly, the carrier element being locatable in the sheath; a flushing unit located over the sheath at the proximal end of the assembly, the flushing unit including a flushing fluid chamber provided with first and second seals on either end thereof, the seals sealing over the sheath, the sheath being provided with at least one hole therein located in the flushing fluid chamber, and a sealing element located proximally of the flushing chamber for sealing the proximal end of the sheath and preventing movement of the sheath relative to the carrier; wherein fluid can be flushed from the flushing fluid chamber to between the sheath and the carrier element.