IMPLANT HOLDER AND METHOD OF DEPLOYING THE IMPLANT

摘要

An implant holder for use with a delivery catheter to deploy an implant, such as a filter, in a tubular body part is provided. The holder includes a cartridge body having a lumen extending between two ends and holding a collapsed implant, and an implant image disposed on the cartridge body. The implant image has an axial orientation corresponding to the axial orientation of the implant held in the cartridge body lumen. The axial orientation of the implant image helps to guide a physician in correctly orienting the implant regardless of which access point is used, thereby reducing the chance of deploying the implant in the wrong axial direction.