APPOSION FIBER FOR USE IN ENDOLUMINAL DEPLOYMENT OF EXPANDABLE DEVICES IN TORTUOUS ANATOMIES

摘要

The catheter assembly includes an inflatable device disposed at a distal end of the catheter, the inflatable device being inflatable with a fully deployed outer dimension. To maintain the internal curvature of the inflatable device when the inflatable device is deployed, the fibers extend from the catheter and are releasably connected to the side wall of the inflatable device at or near the end of the inflatable device.;