Patent ID: 8882821

Claim:
A delivery system for delivering a medical device to a body site, the system comprising: an outer sheath comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion and a first lumen extending at least partially through the sheath; an inner shaft slidably received within the first lumen; and a delivery cartridge separable from and positionable within a distal portion of the first lumen, the delivery cartridge comprising: a housing including a proximal end, a distal end, a sealed cavity defined within the housing and a housing lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the housing, the housing lumen being separate and sealed from the cavity; a proximal end covering member connected to the proximal end; a distal end covering member connected to the distal end, the housing, the proximal end covering member and the distal end covering member together forming the sealed cavity; and a medical device positioned within the sealed cavity of the housing; wherein the inner shaft is configured to slide relative to the outer sheath to deliver the medical device to the delivery site while the distal end of the housing remains in the first lumen during delivery.