Title:
Abductable sheath device, system, and method
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6359968
Kind Code:
B2
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.
Inventors:
Edward H. Curry
Craig W. Erwin
James D. Silverman
Craig W. Erwin
James D. Silverman
Application Number:
JP2014525166A
Publication Date:
July 18, 2018
Filing Date:
August 10, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED
International Classes:
A61F2/966; A61F2/958
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2008508937A | ||||
| JP9503945A |
Foreign References:
| US20110118817 | ||||
| US20100234933 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Tetsuro Shimada
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Yasushi Ohashi
Kentaro Ito
Kazuo Maejima
Tetsuro Shimada
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Yasushi Ohashi
Kentaro Ito
Kazuo Maejima