DELIVERY DEVICES FOR IMPLANTING DEVICES AT INTERSECTING LUMENS
First Claim
1. A system for delivering and deploying an implant within a vessel or tubular structure within the body, the implant having a distal end and a proximal end defining a length therebetween and having a diameter, the system comprising:
- a first catheter configured for slidable retention of the implant therein;
at least one string adapted for releasable attachment to the implant;
a second catheter configured for removable attachment to the at least one string;
wherein the first and second catheters are in substantial axial alignment with each other upon attachment of the at least one string to the second catheter.
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Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for fabricating and deploying an implantable device within the body. The invention is particularly suitable for delivering and deploying a stent, graft or stent graft device within a vessel or tubular structure within the body, particularly here the implant site involves two or more interconnecting vessels. The delivery and deployment system utilizes a plurality of strings which are releasably attached to the luminal ends of the implantable device.
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4 Claims
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1. A system for delivering and deploying an implant within a vessel or tubular structure within the body, the implant having a distal end and a proximal end defining a length therebetween and having a diameter, the system comprising:
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a first catheter configured for slidable retention of the implant therein; at least one string adapted for releasable attachment to the implant; a second catheter configured for removable attachment to the at least one string;
wherein the first and second catheters are in substantial axial alignment with each other upon attachment of the at least one string to the second catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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