Apparatus for delivering endoluminal prosthesis and methods for preparing such apparatus for delivery
CA 2484072 A1 · Owner: Endotex Interventional Systems, Inc. · Inventors: White, David M.; Betelia, Rainier; Rourke, Jonathan M.
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A delivery apparatus (10) includes a tubular sheath (12) including proximal intermediate (20), and distal (18) portions defining a lumen (16). A wall of the distal (18) portion is transparent allowing observation of the lumen , within the distal portion. The distal portion terminates in a rounded distal tip (14) including a plurality of leaflets (24). A self-expanding stent (50) is disposed within the intermediate portion (20) and a bumper member (30) is , slidably disposed within the lumen (16) proximate the stent. Before use the , sheath (12) is retracted to bump the stent (50) forward into the distal portion until the stent (50) is observed within the distal portion (18). After the …
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- Filed March 27, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 27, 2023.
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