APPOSITION FIBER FOR USE IN ENDOLUMINAL DEPLOYMENT OF EXPANDABLE IMPLANTS
First Claim
1. A catheter assembly comprising:
- a catheter having a leading end and a trailing end and comprising a main lumen extending between the leading end and the trailing end and a side port;
an expandable implant having a proximal end and a distal end and positioned at the leading end of the catheter, the expandable implant having a collapsed configuration for endoluminal delivery of the expandable implant to a treatment site and an expanded configuration having a diameter larger than the diameter of the collapsed configuration,wherein the side port is located along the main lumen of the catheter at a position between the proximal end and the distal end of the expandable implant;
a primary sleeve wrapped circumferentially around the expandable implant, wherein the primary sleeve comprises a sheet of material having first and second major surfaces and a plurality of openings extending from the first major surface to the second major surface; and
a primary coupling member cooperating with the plurality of openings of the sheet for releasably coupling portions of the sheet to one another to constrain the expandable implant in the collapsed configuration;
a lockwire configured to couple at least one portion of the expandable implant and the catheter; and
at least one apposition line extending through the main lumen and passing through the side port of the catheter, wherein the at least one apposition line couples to at least a portion of the expandable implant.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes treatment of the vasculature of a patient with an expandable implant. The implant is constrained to a reduced delivery diameter for delivery within the vasculature by at least one sleeve. The implant can be constrained to other diameters, such as an intermediate diameter. The sleeves can be expanded, allowing for expansion of the diameter of the expandable implant, by disengaging a coupling member from the sleeve or sleeves from outside of the body of the patient. The expandable implant can comprise an apposition line or lines which facilitate bending of the expandable implant to improve conformation of the expandable implant to the vasculature of the patient.
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23 Claims
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1. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a catheter having a leading end and a trailing end and comprising a main lumen extending between the leading end and the trailing end and a side port; an expandable implant having a proximal end and a distal end and positioned at the leading end of the catheter, the expandable implant having a collapsed configuration for endoluminal delivery of the expandable implant to a treatment site and an expanded configuration having a diameter larger than the diameter of the collapsed configuration, wherein the side port is located along the main lumen of the catheter at a position between the proximal end and the distal end of the expandable implant; a primary sleeve wrapped circumferentially around the expandable implant, wherein the primary sleeve comprises a sheet of material having first and second major surfaces and a plurality of openings extending from the first major surface to the second major surface; and a primary coupling member cooperating with the plurality of openings of the sheet for releasably coupling portions of the sheet to one another to constrain the expandable implant in the collapsed configuration; a lockwire configured to couple at least one portion of the expandable implant and the catheter; and at least one apposition line extending through the main lumen and passing through the side port of the catheter, wherein the at least one apposition line couples to at least a portion of the expandable implant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for deploying an expandable implant comprising:
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providing a catheter assembly comprising a catheter having a leading end and a trailing end and comprising a main lumen extending between the leading end and the trailing end and a side port, an expandable implant having a proximal end and a distal end and positioned at the leading end of the catheter, the expandable implant having a collapsed configuration for endoluminal delivery of the expandable implant to a treatment site and an expanded configuration having a diameter larger than the diameter of the collapsed configuration, wherein the side port is located along the main lumen of the catheter at a position between the proximal end and the distal end of the expandable implant, a primary sleeve wrapped circumferentially around the expandable implant, wherein the primary sleeve comprises a sheet of material having first and second major surfaces and a plurality of openings extending from the first major surface to the second major surface, and a primary coupling member cooperating with the plurality of openings of the sheet for releasably coupling portions of the sheet to one another to constrain the expandable implant in the collapsed configuration, and at least one apposition line extending through the main lumen and passing through the side port of the catheter, wherein the at least one apposition line couples to at least a portion of the expandable implant. introducing the leading end of the catheter assembly into a body of a patient; navigating the leading end of the catheter assembly to the proximity of a treatment area; partially expanding the expandable implant; reducing tension to the end-constraining element; applying tension to the at least one apposition line to achieve a desired curvature in the expandable implant; fully expanding the expandable implant; disengaging the at least one apposition line from the expandable implant; and disengaging the lock wire from the end-constraining element and the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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