Assembly of stent grafts
CA 2619587 C · Owner: Lawrence-Brown, Michael · Inventors: Hartley, David Ernest; Lawrence-Brown, Michael
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A method of and system for assembling a stent graft includes temporary diameter reduction arrangements to enable partial release of a stent graft to assist with positioning before complete release. The diameter reduction arrangement includes a release wire and flexible threads extending to struts of a self-expanding stent either side of the release wire and being pulled tight. Removal of the release wire enables full expansion of the self-expanding stent.
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- Filed August 18, 2006 and granted June 10, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 18, 2026.
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