TIP PROTECTOR SLEEVE

摘要

Assemblies and methods of inserting a delivery catheter assembly into a working channel are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a delivery catheter assembly is disclosed in which a tip protector sleeve is locked onto an elongated catheter sheath and slideable over a length of the elongated catheter sheath between a proximal-stop position and a distal-stop position along the elongated catheter sheath.

主权项

1. A method of forming a delivery catheter assembly comprising:
sliding a tip protector sleeve over a distal end of an elongated catheter sheath and toward a control device; fixing a bump onto a distal region of the elongated catheter sheath, wherein the bump prevents the tip protector sleeve from sliding off of a distal end of the elongated catheter sheath.