Bifurcated graft deployment systems and methods
US8357192B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9511
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for deploying an endoluminal vascular prosthesis using a deployment catheter that has at least a main graft portion and a first branch graft portion. The deployment catheter preferably comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, and an outer sheath and an inner core that is axially moveable with respect to the outer sheath. The catheter preferably comprises a main graft restraint that has a main graft release mechanism comprising a main graft sheath and a suture threaded through a plurality of the openings in the main graft sheath. The catheter further comprises at least one branch graft restraint comprising at least one branch graft release mechanism.
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