Implantation system with handle and catheter and method of use thereof
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1. A kit comprising:
- a catheter for deploying an implantable medical device, the catheter having a tip at its distal end and a connector at its proximal end, andan advancing device, the advancing device comprising;
a base member comprising a base handle and a deployment extension having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end is connected to the base handle and a guiding extension having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being connected to the base handle;
a first tubular member that fits over the deployment extension and is longitudinally slidable over the deployment extension, the first tubular member comprising a first tubular body with a distal end and a proximal end and a first handle for controlling movement of the first tubular member; and
a second tubular member that fits over the first tubular member and is longitudinally slidable over the first tubular member, the second tubular member comprising a second tubular body with a distal end and a proximal end and a second handle for controlling movement of the second tubular member,wherein the first handle is located between the base handle and the second handle and wherein the distal ends of the deployment extension, the first tubular body, and the second tubular body are adapted to deploy an implantable medical device,wherein the connector of the catheter is configured to be directly, removably, attached to the distal end of the deployment extension or the distal end of the first tubular body or the distal end of the second tubular body of the advancing device, andwherein the first handle connects the first tubular body to the guiding extension, and wherein the base handle connects the deployment extension to the guiding extension.
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Abstract
A system for deploying an implantable medical device into a body lumen is disclosed. The system comprises a catheter having functional zones for stability, protection, flexibility, trackability and pushability. The system further comprises a device for deploying an implantable medical device with the catheter. A method for deploying an implantable medical device into a body lumen using the system is also disclosed.
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1. A kit comprising:
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a catheter for deploying an implantable medical device, the catheter having a tip at its distal end and a connector at its proximal end, and an advancing device, the advancing device comprising; a base member comprising a base handle and a deployment extension having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end is connected to the base handle and a guiding extension having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being connected to the base handle; a first tubular member that fits over the deployment extension and is longitudinally slidable over the deployment extension, the first tubular member comprising a first tubular body with a distal end and a proximal end and a first handle for controlling movement of the first tubular member; and a second tubular member that fits over the first tubular member and is longitudinally slidable over the first tubular member, the second tubular member comprising a second tubular body with a distal end and a proximal end and a second handle for controlling movement of the second tubular member, wherein the first handle is located between the base handle and the second handle and wherein the distal ends of the deployment extension, the first tubular body, and the second tubular body are adapted to deploy an implantable medical device, wherein the connector of the catheter is configured to be directly, removably, attached to the distal end of the deployment extension or the distal end of the first tubular body or the distal end of the second tubular body of the advancing device, and wherein the first handle connects the first tubular body to the guiding extension, and wherein the base handle connects the deployment extension to the guiding extension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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