Placement of multiple intraluminal medical devices within a body vessel
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1. A delivery system for placing medical devices within a body vessel, said delivery system comprising:
- an elongate member comprising proximal and distal ends and having first and second mounting regions;
a first expandable medical device disposed on the first mounting region;
a second expandable medical device disposed on the second mounting region; and
a sheath disposed over at least a portion of the elongate member and the first and second expandable medical devices;
wherein the first expandable medical device has a first dimension suitable for a first point of treatment within said body vessel and the second expandable medical device has a second dimension suitable for a second point of treatment within said body vessel.
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Abstract
Medical device delivery systems and related kits and methods for placing multiple expandable medical devices within a body vessel are provided. A delivery system includes first and second expandable medical devices having the same or different dimensions. Placement of the first and second expandable medical devices in a body vessel can be achieved without requiring withdrawal of one or more components of the delivery system and insertion of secondary components.
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1. A delivery system for placing medical devices within a body vessel, said delivery system comprising:
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an elongate member comprising proximal and distal ends and having first and second mounting regions;
a first expandable medical device disposed on the first mounting region;
a second expandable medical device disposed on the second mounting region; and
a sheath disposed over at least a portion of the elongate member and the first and second expandable medical devices;
wherein the first expandable medical device has a first dimension suitable for a first point of treatment within said body vessel and the second expandable medical device has a second dimension suitable for a second point of treatment within said body vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A delivery system for placing multiple prosthetic valves within a body vessel, comprising:
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an elongate member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a proximal mounting region, and a distal mounting region;
a first prosthetic valve disposed on the proximal mounting region, the first prosthetic valve having a first dimension suitable for a first point of treatment within said body vessel;
a second prosthetic valve disposed on the distal mounting region, the second prosthetic valve having a second dimension suitable for a second point of treatment within said body vessel and being different than the first dimension; and
a sheath disposed over at least a portion of the elongate member and the first and second prosthetic valves. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A delivery system for placing medical devices within a body vessel, comprising an elongate member defining first and second mounting regions, a first prosthetic valve disposed on the first mounting region and having a first resting diameter, a second prosthetic valve disposed on the second mounting region and having a second, different resting diameter, and a sheath disposed over at least a portion of the elongate member and the first and second prosthetic valves.
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