Claims
- 1. A delivery catheter for implanting a tubular endoluminal prosthesis within a body lumen of a mammal, said delivery catheter comprising:
- a) an elongate, pliable catheter body having a longitudinal axis projectable therethrough, a proximal end and a distal end;
- b) an annular balloon for radially expanding said endoluminal prosthesis, said balloon having, in its de-pressurized state:
- i) a substantially cylindrical sidewall which is disposed coaxially about the longitudinal axis of said catheter body, said sidewall having a proximal end and a distal end;
- ii) a proximal end wall which extends from the proximal end of said cylindrical sidewall to the catheter body; and
- iii) a distal end wall which extends from the distal end of said cylindrical sidewall to the catheter body;
- iv) said proximal end wall and said distal end wall being disposed at angles which are no more than ten degrees from an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the catheter body.
- 2. A delivery catheter for implanting a tubular endoluminal prosthesis within a body lumen of a mammal, said delivery catheter comprising:
- a) an elongate, pliable catheter body having a longitudinal axis projectable therethrough, a proximal end and a distal end;
- b) an annular balloon for radially expanding said endoluminal prosthesis, said balloon having, in its inflated state:
- i) a substantially cylindrical sidewall which is disposed coaxially about the longitudinal axis of said catheter body, said sidewall having a proximal end and a distal end;
- ii) a proximal end wall extending proximally from said proximal end of said cylindrical sidewall;
- iii) a proximal balloon end extending proximally from said proximal end wall and attaching to said catheter body;
- iv) a distal end wall extending distally from said distal end of said cylindrical sidewall; and
- v) a distal balloon end extending distally from said distal end wall and attaching to said catheter body;
- vi) said proximal end wall being disposed from the proximal end of said sidewall at an angle which is no more than ten degrees from an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the catheter body and said proximal end wall being disposed from where said proximal balloon end attaches to said catheter body at an angle which is no more than ten degrees from an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the catheter body;
- vii) said distal end wall being disposed from the distal end of said sidewall at an angle which is no more than ten degrees from an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the catheter body and said distal end wall being disposed from where said distal balloon end attaches to said catheter body at an angle which is no more than ten degrees from an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the catheter body.
RELATED CASES
This is a continuation application of Ser. No. 08/713,070, filed Sep. 12, 1996, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 5,968,068.
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