US Patent:
20100152711, Jun 17, 2010
Inventors:
Allen Utke - Andover MN, US
Kyle Hendrikson - Litchfield MN, US
Peter Edelman - Maple Grove MN, US
Ben Arcand - Minneapolis MN, US
James Anderson - Fridley MN, US
Ari Ryan - Mountain View CA, US
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. - Maple Grove MN
International Classification:
A61M 25/00
A61F 2/84
A61M 29/00
Abstract:
The invention provides a medical device delivery system comprising an offset coupling region interposed between an elongated hypotube guide member or catheter and a support segment. The medical device to be delivered is disposed about the support segment and contained and/or constrained within a containment element. The medical device may be released from the containment element by moving an actuation element from a first position to a second position. The offset coupling region allows the actuation element to exit a lumen within the guide member and to engage the containment element in the first position while traveling along a line generally coaxial with the lumen of the guide member.