EXPANDABLE DEVICE DELIVERY

摘要

An expandable device can be delivered to a luminal structure in a patient using a delivery system. The delivery system can include an elongate carrier member and an engagement component that can releasably engage the expandable device. The elongate carrier member can have a distal portion, a central axis, and a first notch in the distal portion. The engagement component can be positioned within the first notch. Further, the expandable frame can be coupled to the distal portion of the carrier member and have a first terminal end section. When coupled to the carrier member, the first terminal and section can (i) pass from a first end of the first notch through a space between the central axis and the engagement component and (ii) terminate outside of the first notch, beyond a second end of the first notch.

主权项

1. A system for delivering an expandable member to a luminal structure in a patient, the system comprising:
an elongate carrier member comprising a distal portion, a central axis, and a first notch in the distal portion; an engagement component positioned within the first notch; and an expandable frame coupled to the distal portion of the carrier member, the expandable frame comprising a first terminal end section that, when coupled to the carrier member, (i) passes from a first end of the first notch through a space between the central axis and the engagement component and (ii) terminates outside of the first notch, beyond a second end of the first notch.