Single puncture bifurcation graft deployment system
US6261316A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/0075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms at the aortic and iliac bifurcation. In particular, a deployment system and graft are disclosed for deploying the bifurcated graft within both iliac branches, as well as the aortic trunk, from a single vascular access. The disclosed deployment system includes a delivery catheter having a releasable restraint for the main body section of the graft and separate releasable restraints for each of the first and second branch sections of the graft.
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