Patent ID: 7717951

Claim:
An intraluminal medical device delivery system comprising: an elongate tubular member having a distal end adapted for insertion into a body vessel, at least a portion of said tubular member being formed of one of a transparent material and a translucent material; a dilator disposed in said tubular member and substantially coaxial with said tubular member, said dilator having a lumen formed therein adapted to receive a guide wire; an intraluminal medical device disposed radially between said tubular member and said dilator and having at least a portion thereof viewable through the at least a portion of said tubular member formed of the one of a transparent material and a translucent material, the intraluminal medical device being separable from said delivery system and adapted to be deployed from said delivery system and implanted within a body vessel after being carried to a point of treatment in the body vessel by said delivery system; at least one longitudinal marker formed on said tubular member on the at least a portion of said tubular member formed of the one of a transparent material and a translucent material; and at least one circumferential marker formed on said tubular member and adjacent the at least a portion of said tubular member formed of the one of a transparent material and a translucent material but not on the portion; wherein the intraluminal medical device includes a longitudinal portion; wherein the at least one longitudinal marker is axially aligned with the longitudinal portion; wherein the intaluminal medical device comprises a prosthetic valve having a valve orifice; and wherein the at least one longitudinal marker is disposed adjacent the valve orifice.