IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY WITH INNER AND OUTER SHEATHS
First Claim
1. A kit for intravascular implantation of an implantable medical device within a patient, the kit comprising:
- an elongated outer sheath forming a first inner lumen with a distal opening, the outer sheath sized to traverse a vasculature of the patient; and
an elongated inner sheath forming a second inner lumen, wherein an outer diameter of the inner sheath is smaller than the diameter of the first inner lumen such that the inner sheath fits within the first inner lumen, wherein the inner sheath is slidable within the first inner lumen,wherein the second inner lumen at a distal end of the inner sheath is configured to carry an implantable medical device,wherein the inner sheath forms a slit at a distal end of the inner sheath to facilitate deployment of the implantable medical device out of the distal opening of the outer sheath.
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Abstract
In one example, this disclosure is directed to a kit for intravascular implantation of an implantable medical device within a patient, the kit comprising an elongated outer sheath forming a first inner lumen with a distal opening, the outer sheath sized to traverse a vasculature of the patient, and an elongated inner sheath forming a second inner lumen. An outer diameter of the inner sheath is smaller than the diameter of the first inner lumen such that the inner sheath fits within the first inner lumen, wherein the inner sheath is slidable within the first inner lumen. The second inner lumen at a distal end of the inner sheath is configured to carry an implantable medical device. The inner sheath forms a slit at a distal end of the inner sheath to facilitate deployment of the implantable medical device out of the distal opening of the outer sheath.
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1. A kit for intravascular implantation of an implantable medical device within a patient, the kit comprising:
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an elongated outer sheath forming a first inner lumen with a distal opening, the outer sheath sized to traverse a vasculature of the patient; and an elongated inner sheath forming a second inner lumen, wherein an outer diameter of the inner sheath is smaller than the diameter of the first inner lumen such that the inner sheath fits within the first inner lumen, wherein the inner sheath is slidable within the first inner lumen, wherein the second inner lumen at a distal end of the inner sheath is configured to carry an implantable medical device, wherein the inner sheath forms a slit at a distal end of the inner sheath to facilitate deployment of the implantable medical device out of the distal opening of the outer sheath. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for intravascular implantation of an implantable medical device within a patient comprising:
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positioning a distal end of an assembly including an elongated outer sheath and an elongated inner sheath via a vasculature of the patient proximate to a target site within the patient, wherein the outer sheath forms an inner lumen with a distal opening, wherein the inner sheath forms a second inner lumen, wherein an outer diameter of the inner sheath is smaller than the diameter of the first inner lumen such that the inner sheath fits within the first inner lumen, wherein the inner sheath is slidable within the first inner lumen, wherein assembly further includes an implantable medical device carried within the second inner lumen at a distal end of the inner sheath, wherein the inner sheath forms a slit at a distal end of the inner sheath to facilitate deployment of the implantable medical device out of the distal opening of the outer sheath; and sliding the distal end of the inner sheath out of the first inner lumen to expose a portion of the inner sheath and a portion of the implantable medical device out of the distal end of the outer sheath. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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