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PROTECTIVE SHEATH ASSEMBLY FOR A POLYMER SCAFFOLD

  • US 20140379064A1
  • Filed: 06/21/2013
  • Published: 12/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a catheter including a scaffold comprising a polymer, the scaffold being crimped to a balloon;

    a sheath disposed over the scaffold;

    a tube containing at least a portion of the catheter; and

    a member disposed within the tube, wherein the member partially or fully removes the sheath from the scaffold when the tube is separated from the catheter; and

    wherein the catheter is configured for being introduced into a mammalian body only after the sheath is removed from the scaffold.

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