A capsule assembly for a medical device introducer

摘要

A capsule assembly 5 comprises a capsule retriever 100 having a plug portion 110 and a tail portion 130, the plug portion having a lead-in surface 111, the tail portion having an elongate body 132 extending proximally from the plug portion to an end stop receiver 150, a capsule tube 52 having an end stop feature 60 at a proximal end thereof, the end stop feature 60 and the end stop receiver 150 being arranged such that proximal movement of the capsule tube relative to the plug portion is limited, and a capsule cavity 55 inside the capsule tube, a proximal end of a prosthesis being receivable in the cavity. The capsule tube 52 is slidably movable with respect to the capsule retriever 100 to a position in which the distal end of the capsule tube is adjacent to the lead-in surface of the plug portion.