Abdominal aortic aneurysms: systems and methods of use
US10864097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0054
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of releasing a bare stent of a stent graft includes moving a lumen, to which a proximal apex capture portion of an apex capture device is fixed, the proximal apex capture portion defining a radial restraint, along a major axis between a first position, in which tines of the proximal apex capture portion are mated with slots of a distal apex capture portion and overlie bosses extending radially from a major axis of the apex capture device, and a second position, in which the tines are not mated with the slots and do not overlie the bosses, to thereby release apices of a bare stent from a space defined by the tines, the bosses and the distal apex capture portion.
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