Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses

US6350278B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic Ave, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jay A. Lenker · Laguna Beach, US
• Kirsten Freislinger · Menlo Park, US
• Michael A. Evans · Palo Alto, US
• Gwendolyn Watanabe · Sunnyvale, US
• Timothy J. Ryan · Menlo Park, US
• Christopher K. Zarins · Austin, US
• Richard O. Murphy · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 1999
• Grant date: Feb 26, 2002
• Expiry date: Oct 18, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0098
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A delivery catheter for a radially compressible tubular prosthesis comprises an elongate shaft slidably received within an elongate sheath. The prosthesis is carried over the distal end of the shaft where it is contained in a radially compressed configuration by the sheath. After introducing the catheter to a desired target location within a body lumen, the prosthesis may be released by proximally retracting the sheath. The prosthesis will remain anchored to the shaft during at least part of the release procedure, permitting the user to recapture the prosthesis by distally advancing the sheath.