Patent ID: 8308791

Claim:
A stent graft introducer comprising a delivery catheter, a nose cone dilator, a region between the delivery catheter and the nose cone dilator for retention of a stent graft therein, a stent graft disposed on the region, a sleeve extending over the delivery catheter and proximally to the nose cone dilator to cover the stent graft when retained in the region and an indwelling auxiliary catheter comprising a pre-curved proximal end, the nose cone dilator comprising an elongate groove thereon and the pre-curved proximal end of the auxiliary catheter having its proximal end in the elongate groove, the indwelling auxiliary catheter comprising a guide wire therethrough, wherein when the sleeve is in a partially retracted position the pre-curved proximal end of the indwelling auxiliary catheter is exposed and in a curved configuration and is not covered by the sleeve and when the sleeve is in an advanced position the precurved proximal end of the indwelling auxiliary catheter is in a straightened configuration, extends along the groove in the nose cone dilator and is covered by the sleeve.