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Applicator for luminal endoprostheses

US6159228A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 20, 1998
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M25/0108
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Applicator for luminal endoprostheses Device for medical use, in particular device for positioning a radially extendable luminal endoprosthesis (1) in an anatomical conduit, the device comprising a tubular sheath and having a distal end (4) and a proximal end (5), the sheath including, near the distal end (4), at least one zone (12, 13) whose radiopacity is lower than the radiopacity of an adjacent zone.

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