Expandable-mouth catheter delivery-assist tool

    公开(公告)号:US12059158B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US17391556

    申请日:2021-08-02

    申请人: Covidien LP

    IPC分类号: A61B17/12 A61M39/06 A61B17/00

    摘要: In some examples, a medical assembly includes a catheter and a delivery-assist tool. The catheter includes an elongated body comprising a proximal body portion and a distal body portion and defining a body inner lumen; and an expandable member located at the distal body portion, the expandable member defining an expandable member inner lumen. The delivery-assist tool includes a support structure configured to extend through the body inner lumen and the expandable member inner lumen of the catheter; and a flexible cover coupled to a distal portion of the support structure, wherein the flexible cover is configured to facilitate compression and retention of the expandable member in a delivery configuration while being advanced through a delivery sheath and while the support structure extends through the body inner lumen and the expandable member inner lumen.