Apparatus and methods for delivering coiled prostheses
US7270668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/826
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for delivering prostheses to body lumens, such as stents and grafts to blood vessels, utilize a delivery device which carries one or more linearized elements. The linearized elements assume non-linear configurations, particularly helical configurations, when advanced and released from the delivery device. By selectively controlling the length and/or number of elements delivered from the delivery device, extended and disseminated disease within the body lumens may be effectively treated.
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