Patent ID: 8366761

Claim:
A medical device delivery system, comprising: a tubular member having a tubular member proximal end defining a tubular member proximal opening, a tubular member distal end defining a tubular member distal opening, and a tubular member inner surface defining a passageway extending between the tubular member proximal and tubular member distal openings; an inner member slideably disposed within the passageway of the tubular member, the inner member comprising an elongate body defining an inner passageway adapted to slideably receive a wireguide, a chamber for receiving an expandable intraluminal medical device, and a distal tip adapted for navigation through a body vessel, the chamber having a chamber proximal end and chamber distal end; an expandable intraluminal medical device disposed on the inner member at the chamber; and an evertable sleeve having an evertable sleeve proximal end attached to the inner member proximal to the chamber and having an evertable sleeve distal end attached to the tubular member inner surface at the tubular member distal end, and having an evertable sleeve body extending between the evertable sleeve proximal end and the evertable sleeve distal end the evertable sleeve comprising a flexible tubular member adapted to move between a first position substantially overlying the expandable intraluminal medical device between the chamber and the tubular member inner surface and a second position substantially proximal to the chamber upon relative axial movement among the tubular member and the inner member; wherein the evertable sleeve proximal end is attached to the inner member such that, in said first position, the evertable sleeve body extends distally from said evertable sleeve proximal end along a portion of the inner member proximal to the chamber; and wherein the evertable sleeve distal end is attached to the tubular member inner surface such that, in said first position, the evertable sleeve body extends proximally from said evertable sleeve distal end along a portion of the inner surface of the tubular member toward the tubular member proximal end.