Delivery system for an implantable medical device
US11110286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/362
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery tool for an implantable medical device to be introduced into a human or animal body, in particular, an implantable leadless pacemaker, the delivery tool having an outer sheath and an inner sheath, wherein the inner sheath is configured to be retractable into a lumen of the outer sheath, wherein a distal side of the inner sheath is configured to provide regions which are reversibly collapsible and non-collapsible in diameter, wherein a non-collapsible region is arranged at the distal end of the inner sheath. A system including a delivery tool and an implantable medical device is also provided.
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