Deployment catheter with marker bands

摘要

A medical device deployment catheter (702) comprising a catheter shaft with a first cavity inside a distal portion (718) of the catheter shaft adapted to receive a valve (500); and a stabilization wire (722) extending through the lumen of the catheter shaft, wherein the catheter shaft retracts relative to the stabilization wire during deployment of the medical device and wherein the stabilization wire comprises a tip (720) comprising a cavity capable of accepting at least part of the valve (500).