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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE WITHIN THE BODY

  • US 20090182405A1
  • Filed: 09/29/2008
  • Published: 07/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent-loaded catheter assembly comprising:

  • a catheter having at least one lumen; and

    a stent comprising a main lumen having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one side branch lumen connected to and extending laterally from the main lumen, wherein the a distal end of the catheter is positioned within the side branch lumen; and

    a string extending through the at least one catheter lumen and releasably attached to a distal end of the side branch lumen, wherein, prior to release of the string from the side branch lumen, selective movement of the catheter at a proximal end results in a corresponding pivotal movement at the distal end wherein the catheter distal end is steerable.

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