Apparatus and methods for deployment of vascular prostheses
US7309350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0183
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.
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