#$%^&*AU2018208721A120180816.pdf#####DELIVERY CATHETER WITH CONTROLLED FLEXIBILITY ABSTRACT A catheter in one embodiment includes an expandable implant and a delivery sheath having a lumen in which the expandable implant is disposed when the implant is being delivered. The delivery sheath includes a region having a plurality of openings designed to give a flexibility profile to the delivery sheath while allowing the implant to slide within the lumen, the outer surface of the implant being at least partially in contact with the openings during delivery of the implant.WO 2014/127119 PCT/US2014/016242 2/11 207A 207B 207C 207D 201 TO HANDLE 205 03 207H 207G 207F 207E 209 FIG. 2A 214A 214B 214C 214D 211 O O O Q 0 214 214H 214G 214F 214E 212 213 FIG. 2B 224 225 226 227 228 221 4 -L ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 222 ZONE 1I .2 FIG. 2C START 223 .005 TYP FOR .009 TYP FOR .013 TYP FOR ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 -235 234 236 234 - 237 234 231 233 4 7mm 7.5mm 8.6mm 232 234 234 FIG. 2D
