Prosthesis delivery apparatus and methods
US9301863B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/9517
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-expanding prosthesis delivery system having an outer tubular structure and an inner tubular structure adapted for tracking over a guidewire and disposed in the outer tubular structure where the outer tubular structure and inner tubular structure form a fluid fillable space, which when filled with a fluid forms a fluid column that provides column strength from the delivery system handle to the stop of the delivery system.
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