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Distal Tip for a Delivery Catheter

  • US 20140148889A1
  • Filed: 11/27/2012
  • Published: 05/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A delivery catheter for endoluminal delivery of a prosthesis comprising:

  • a tubular sheath component having a distal opening;

    an elongate inner member at least partially disposed within the sheath component; and

    a distal tip attached to the inner member that engages with the distal opening of the sheath component when the delivery catheter is in a delivery configuration and disengages from the distal opening when the delivery catheter is in a deployment configuration, the distal tip having a distally tapered segment and a proximally tapered segment with a shelf segment therebetween,wherein the distal tip shelf segment has an outer diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the distal opening of the sheath component and is retained by the distal opening in the delivery configuration.

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