摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical device delivery system in which two sheaths cover and protect a medical device mounted on the distal end of the medical device delivery system. <P>SOLUTION: This medical device delivery system comprises: an expandable medical device; an inner tube 124 having a distal region and a proximal region, and a medical device mounting region at the distal region for mounting the expandable medical device thereabout; a distal inner sheath 140 fixed and attached to the inner tube 124, and disposed about at least a portion of the medical device mounting region; a distal outer sheath 144 disposed about at least a portion of the medical device mounting region; and an outer sheath retraction device 148 extending from the distal outer sheath to the proximal end of the medical device delivery system, wherein the distal inner sheath 140 is a perforated 137 tear away sheath. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT</p> |