PROSTHESIS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH TIP TRAVEL LIMITER AND METHOD OF USE

A delivery catheter includes a tip, a spindle and a lock mechanism. The tip includes a tapered portion and a tip sleeve. The tip sleeve extends proximally and has a lumen. The lock mechanism locks the tip sleeve to the spindle to prevent relative longitudinal movement between the spindle and the tip...

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1. Verfasser: MURRAY, III, Robert J
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A delivery catheter includes a tip, a spindle and a lock mechanism. The tip includes a tapered portion and a tip sleeve. The tip sleeve extends proximally and has a lumen. The lock mechanism locks the tip sleeve to the spindle to prevent relative longitudinal movement between the spindle and the tip sleeve. The delivery catheter includes a delivery configuration and a release configuration. The lock mechanism locks the prosthesis delivery system in the release configuration.