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Apparatus for delivery and deployment of an expandable stent within a blood vessel

US8979916B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited · IE

Inventors

Randolf Oepen · Los Altos Hills, US
Volker TRÖSKEN · Witten, DE
Volker Marx · Hechingen, DE
Armin Stopper · Haigerloch, DE
Louise Balfe · Stuttgart, DE
Lorcan Coffey · Tübingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2011
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2/958
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved apparatus for delivering and deployment of an expandable stent with a protection sheath within a blood vessel is provided. The system comprises a fluid pressure device which is coupled with a retraction device for the protection sheath such that after retraction of the protection sheath the stent is automatically deployed by the fluid pressure device. The advantage of the invention is an easy and simple operation of the apparatus.

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