Method for compressing intraluminal prostheses
US8020275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49982
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for compressing an intraluminal prosthesis provides a mesh tube having first and second longitudinally spaced tube ends and a hollow tube bore located therebetween. The intraluminal prosthesis is completely inserted into the hollow tube bore. The tube is stretched in a longitudinal dimension, which reduces the tube in a radial dimension and causes the intraluminal prosthesis to radially compress.
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