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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2014
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Conor M. Dillon, Tipperary, IE;
John Neilan, Galway, IE;
Brent A. Mayle, Spencer, IN (US);
James C. Merk, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Dean R. Puckett, Bloomington, IN (US);
Tiffani L. Cannon, Bloomington, IN (US);
Darin Voorhies, Bloomington, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A delivery system for a self-expanding medical device is provided. The delivery system includes an outer sheath that radially restrains the medical device. First and second inner catheters are disposed within the outer sheath. The first inner catheter is a composite structure with a closed coil wire covered by a polymer outer layer. The second inner catheter is disposed within the closed coil wire but is not attached to the closed coil wire.