Apparatus and method for deploying an implantable device within the body
US8287583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0039
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for fabricating and deploying an implantable device within the body. The invention is particularly suitable for delivering and deploying a stent, graft or stent graft device within a vessel or tubular structure within the body, particularly where the implant site involves two or more interconnecting vessels. The delivery and deployment system utilizes a plurality of strings which are releasably attached to the luminal ends of the implantable device.
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