MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A catheter assembly includes a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable device releasably attached to the catheter near the distal end; a generally tubular constraining sleeve extending around and compressing the device to an outer peripheral dimension suitable for endoluminal delivery; a tip fixedly secured to the distal end of the catheter; and a bridge member disposed between the tip and the expandable device so as to fill a gap therebetween as the catheter assembly is bent during endoluminal delivery of the expandable device to a treatment site.

主权项

1. A catheter assembly comprising:
a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable device releasably attached to the catheter near the distal end and maintained toward an outer peripheral dimension suitable for endoluminal delivery; a tip fixedly secured to the distal end of and generally coaxial with the catheter; and a bridge member generally coaxial with the catheter and compressed between the tip and the expandable device to fill a gap therebetween.