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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2012
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Craig W. Irwin, Parks, AZ (US);
James D. Silverman, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Craig W. Irwin, Parks, AZ (US);
James D. Silverman, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure comprises devices, systems, and methods having an inverted sheath configured to cover, and in some instances constrain, a medical device and to retract through eversion, thus enabling the deployment of medical device at the treatment site. A constraining sheath can evert hydraulically. A constraining sheath can be configured to neck down a medical device to achieve a lower delivery profile. Furthermore, a constraining sheath can comprise a balloon to expand or positionally or structurally adjust a medical device.