Apparatus and method for loading and delivering a stent using a suture retaining mechanism
US8834550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9511
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly for delivering an intraluminary member into a body lumen including a delivery catheter including an elongated tubular member, an elongated rod disposed within and slidingly engaged with the tubular member, a handle fixed to a proximal end of the rod, and at least one securing mechanism located on the handle, and a thread-like member removably secured to one end of the intraluminary member, the thread-like member extending between the intraluminary member and the handle, the at least one securing mechanism adapted to secure the thread-like member.
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