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Apparatus and methods for deployment of vascular prostheses

US8070789B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Xtent, Inc. · US

Inventors

Allan Will · Atherton, US
Bernard Andreas · Redwood City, US
Sunmi Chew · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2008
Grant date	Dec 6, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2030

Classification

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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