Implant deployment apparatus
US6352561B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0059
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery system including a restraining member maintains a collapsed implant in its collapsed state for delivery through a small passageway to a desired site in a mammalian body. Once the implant is positioned at the desired site, the restraining member is released so that the stent may expand or be expanded to its expanded state. In a preferred embodiment, the restraining member comprises a sheet of material that surrounds at least a portion of the collapsed stent. Portions of the restraining member are releasably coupled to one another with a low profile thread-like member or suture.
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