Devices, systems, and methods for prosthesis delivery and implantation
US7637932B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49947
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods use a catheter device sized and configured for introduction to a targeted site in a hollow body organ or blood vessel. The catheter device includes a first release mechanisms coupled to the prosthesis to secure at least one region of the prosthesis to the catheter shaft, and a second release mechanism coupled to the prosthesis in cooperation with the first release mechanism to prevent full release of the at least one region of the at least one region of the prosthesis from the catheter shaft after actuation of the first release mechanism. A fastening device sized and configured for introduction to the targeted site in the hollow body organ or blood vessel occupied by the catheter device, includes an actuator to deploy a fastener in the at least one region of the prosthesis after actuation of the first release mechanism and before actuation of the second release mechanism.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.