Splittable delivery sheath

1. A delivery sheath, comprising:

a tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length forming a lumen defining an inner surface;

a slit provided along the length of the tubular body, wherein the slit extends between the proximal end and the distal end of the tubular body and creates two opposing edges along the length of the tubular body;

a guide wire that engages with the slit extending between the proximal end and the distal end to close the two opposing edges to form the lumen of the tubular body;

a flap integrally attached to an outer surface of the tubular body, wherein the flap is adjacent to the slit such that the flap overhangs over an entirety of the length of the slit providing a cover over the slit; and

wherein the slit is opened from the distal end of the tubular body toward the proximal end of the tubular body by pulling on the guide wire at the proximal end of the tubular body.

2. The delivery sheath of claim 1 , wherein the proximal end is coupled to a handle having an opening that extends to the lumen for delivering therapeutics to a tissue.

3. The delivery sheath of claim 2 , wherein the guide wire engages with the slit of the tubular body through the opening in the handle.

4. The delivery sheath of claim 2 , wherein the guide wire has a length extending an entire length of the tubular body including the handle, wherein a first end of the guide wire remains outside of the handle, and a second end of the guide wire extends up to the distal end of the tubular body without extending past the distal end of the tubular body.

5. The delivery sheath of claim 4 , wherein the first end of the guide wire includes a grip providing a hold for a user to pull on the guide wire.

6. The delivery sheath of claim 1 , wherein the slit is configured [with] of segmented sections that align with each other along a straight line.

7. The delivery sheath of claim 6 , wherein the segmented sections comprise a plurality of tabs and a plurality of indentations alternatively arranged along each edge of the two opposing edges, and wherein the plurality of tabs along the each edge aligns with the plurality of indentations on an opposing edge of the two opposing edges.

8. The delivery sheath of claim 7 , wherein each tab of the plurality of tabs includes a hole that traverses through a length of each tab, such that the guide wire traverses through the hole in each of the tabs of the plurality of tabs when the segmented sections are aligned with each other, whereby the guide wire assists in closing the slit to form the lumen.

9. A delivery sheath, comprising:

a tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length forming a lumen defining an inner surface;

a pair of slits provided along the length of the tubular body, wherein the pair of slits are parallel to each other extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the tubular body, whereby the two slits separate the tubular body into two pieces, a first piece and a second piece, with each piece of the two pieces having two edges along the length of the pair of slits on the tubular body;

a guide wire for each slit of the pair of slits, wherein each guide wire extends between the proximal end and the distal end to adjoin the two pieces of the tubular body to form the lumen;

a pair of flaps integrally attached to an outer surface of the tubular body, wherein each slit of the pair of slits has a flap from the pair of flaps, wherein each flap of the pair of flaps is adjacent to the respective slit such that each of the flaps of the pair of flaps overhangs over an entirety of the length of a respective slit and provides a cover for each of the pair of slits; and

wherein the pair of slits are opened from the distal end of the tubular body toward the proximal end of the tubular body by pulling on the guide wire for the each slit of the pair of slits at the proximal end of the tubular body.

10. The delivery sheath of claim 9 , wherein the proximal end of the tubular body is coupled to a handle with an opening that extends to the lumen for delivering therapeutics to a tissue.

11. The delivery sheath of claim 10 , wherein the guide wire for the each slit of the pair of slits, engages with a respective slit of the pair of slits through the opening in the handle.

12. The delivery sheath of claim 10 , wherein each guide wire for each slit of the pair of slits has a length extending an entire length of the tubular body including the handle, wherein a first end of the guide wire remains outside of the handle, and a second end of the guide wire extends up to the distal end of the tubular body without extending past the distal end of the tubular body.

13. The delivery sheath of claim 9 , wherein each slit of the pair of slits is configured of segmented sections that align with each other along a straight line.

14. The deliver sheath of claim 13 , wherein the segmented sections comprise a plurality of tabs and a plurality of indentations alternatively arranged along each edge of the two edges of the first piece and the second piece, wherein the plurality of tabs along each edge align with the plurality of indentations on an opposing edge forming the lumen.

15. The delivery sheath of claim 14 , wherein each tab of the plurality of tabs includes a hole that traverses through a length of the each tab, such that the guide wire for the each slit traverses through the hole in the each tab of the plurality of tabs when the segmented sections are aligned with each other, whereby the guide wire for the each slit of the pair of slits assists in closing the pair of slits to form the lumen.