MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A system, comprising:
- a connector secured to a housing of a handle assembly;
an inner member secured to the connector; and
an outer member at least partially surrounding the inner member, the outer member defining a slot configured so that a portion of the connector can be disposed within the slot, the outer member and the inner member being configured so that an implantable medical endoprosthesis can be disposed between the outer member and the inner member.
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Abstract
Medical systems and related methods are described. In some embodiments, the medical systems include an outer member defining a slot. In certain embodiments, the outer member at least partially surrounds an inner member, and the outer and inner members are configured so that an implantable medical endoprosthesis can be disposed between the outer and inner members.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a connector secured to a housing of a handle assembly; an inner member secured to the connector; and an outer member at least partially surrounding the inner member, the outer member defining a slot configured so that a portion of the connector can be disposed within the slot, the outer member and the inner member being configured so that an implantable medical endoprosthesis can be disposed between the outer member and the inner member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a connector secured to a housing of a handle assembly; and a rack secured to a sheath, the sheath being configured so that an implantable medical endoprosthesis can be disposed within the sheath, the rack defining a longitudinal slot configured so that a portion of the connector can be disposed within the longitudinal slot such that the rack and the sheath can be longitudinally displaced relative to the handle and the connector. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method, comprising:
retracting an outer member relative to an inner member, a portion of a connector to which the inner member is secured being disposed within a slot defined by the outer member as the outer member is retracted relative to the inner member, the outer member and the inner member being configured so that an implantable medical endoprosthesis can be disposed between the outer member and the inner member. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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