Patent ID: 8888833

Claim:
A system for delivering and deploying a medical device within a patient, the system comprising: a medical device; a control handle; a catheter portion coupled to the control handle, the catheter portion including an inner member having a mounting region located near its distal end for carrying the medical device, the inner member being made from a single wire having a flat wire portion at a distal region and a proximal region coupled to the handle, an outer catheter member coaxially disposed over at least a portion of the inner catheter member, the outer catheter member including a restraining sheath adapted to cover the medical device, the retraining sheath being movable by the control handle; an inner guide wire lumen formed from a length of tubing extending proximally from the distal end of the inner member, the guide wire lumen having a first opening spaced apart from a second opening extending along the distal region of the inner member; a distal tip fixedly attached directly to the flat wire portion of the inner member, the distal tip being mounted on the inner guide wire lumen; wherein the flat wire portion of the inner member overlays at least a portion of the inner guide wire lumen and extends to the distal tip.