Docking arrangement
US7892275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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13Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/9517
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent graft introducer has a nose cone dilator (8) and a distally opening capsule (18) on the nose cone dilator, a balloon guide (2, 30) extending into the capsule and affixed therein. Upon completion of deployment of a stent graft, a balloon catheter (96) including an inflatable balloon (98) thereon can be advanced over the balloon guide at least partially into the nose cone whereby the balloon can be inflated therein to provide a smooth transition from the nose cone to a delivery sheath (10) for retraction of the nose cone dilator through the deployed stent graft. The balloon guide can be a separate wire (30).
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