Endovascular delivery system
US5968068A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/0686
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for delivering and implanting a radially expandable endoluminal prosthesis within a body lumen (e.g., blood vessel). The system comprises a) an introducer/dilator assembly, and b) a delivery catheter/loader assembly. The introducer/dilator assembly comprises an elongate tubular introducer sheath which may be provided with a valving assembly mounted on the proximal end thereof. Such valving assembly may incorporate i) a hemostatic valve, ii) a first sealing valve and iii) a second sealing valve, positioned in series, to prevent leakage of body fluid out of the proximal end of the introducer and to permit two or more elongate members (e.g., catheters, guidewires) having differing outer diameters to be inserted through the introducer without leakage of body fluid therefrom. A dilator, which has regionalized differences in stiffness, is initially deployable within the lumen of the introducer to facilitate advancement of the introducer to its desired location within the body. Thereafter, the dilator may be removed from the introducer sheath and the delivery catheter/loader assembly may be attached to the introducer, such that the delivery catheter having the prosthesis mounted …
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