System for protecting a coated medical implant
US7691136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/95
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for protecting a coated reconfigurable medical implant is provided. This system may include a carrier device having a proximal end and a distal end and a reconfigurable deployable coated medical implant in physical communication with an implant carrying region of the carrier device. In this system the deployable medical implant may be coated with a coating positioned on an exposed surface of the deployable medical implant and the deployable medical implant may be reconfigurable from a first larger configuration to a second contracted configuration. For protecting the coating, the coated medical implant may be encased by a hollow deformable membrane when the deployable medical implant is in the first larger configuration and the membrane may define a cavity with a cross-section that is smaller than the external cross-section of the deployable medical implant. The medical implant may be crimped to its second contracted configuration while the hollow deformable membrane is in place.
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