INTRAVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INTRODUCTION
First Claim
1. A kit for intravascular implantation of an implantable medical device within a patient, the kit comprising:
- an elongated outer sheath forming an inner lumen with a distal opening, the outer sheath sized to traverse a vasculature of the patient; and
an elongated inner sheath with an inflatable member at a distal portion of the inner sheath, wherein the inflatable member is selectively inflatable from a proximal end of the inner sheath, wherein the inflatable member is configured to substantially fill the inner lumen and close-off the distal opening of the outer sheath when inflated, wherein the inner sheath is slidable within the inner lumen of the outer sheath,wherein the inner sheath further includes a stopper proximally located relative to the inflatable member, wherein the inflatable member is remotely controllable from a proximal end of the inner sheath to retract in a proximal direction towards the stopper,wherein the kit is configured such that the inflatable member can be retracted in a proximal direction towards the stopper and past an implantable medical device positioned within a distal portion 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 an inner lumen with a distal opening, the outer sheath sized to traverse a vasculature of the patient, and an elongated inner sheath with an inflatable member at its distal portion. The inflatable member is inflatable from a proximal end of the inner sheath to close-off the distal opening of the outer sheath when inflated. The inner sheath further includes a stopper proximally located relative to the inflatable member. The inflatable member is remotely controllable from a proximal end of the inner sheath to retract in a proximal direction towards the stopper. The inflatable member can be retracted in a proximal direction towards the stopper and past an implantable medical device positioned within a distal portion of the outer sheath.
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24 Claims
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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 an inner lumen with a distal opening, the outer sheath sized to traverse a vasculature of the patient; and an elongated inner sheath with an inflatable member at a distal portion of the inner sheath, wherein the inflatable member is selectively inflatable from a proximal end of the inner sheath, wherein the inflatable member is configured to substantially fill the inner lumen and close-off the distal opening of the outer sheath when inflated, wherein the inner sheath is slidable within the inner lumen of the outer sheath, wherein the inner sheath further includes a stopper proximally located relative to the inflatable member, wherein the inflatable member is remotely controllable from a proximal end of the inner sheath to retract in a proximal direction towards the stopper, wherein the kit is configured such that the inflatable member can be retracted in a proximal direction towards the stopper and past an implantable medical device positioned within a distal portion of the outer sheath. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. 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 includes an inflatable member at a distal portion of the inner sheath, wherein the inflatable member is selectively inflatable from a proximal end of the inner sheath, wherein the inflatable member is inflated to substantially fill the inner lumen and close-off the distal opening of the outer sheath, wherein the inner sheath further includes a stopper proximally located relative to the inflatable member, wherein the inner sheath is slidable within the inner lumen of the outer sheath, deflating the inflatable member; and retracting the inflatable member in a proximal direction towards the stopper and past an implantable medical device that is positioned within a distal portion of the outer sheath. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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