BIFURCATED MEDICAL APPLIANCE DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A device for allowing a user to deploy a bifurcated stent having a primary lumen and left and right branch lumens in an anatomical lumen of a patient, the device comprising:
- a longitudinally extending inner tubular member having distal and proximal ends;
a longitudinally extending middle tubular member disposed in a longitudinally and axially displaceable manner about the inner tubular member, the middle tubular member having a distal end comprising a bifurcated stent retainer, the bifurcated stent retainer configured to enclose the entire bifurcated stent therein; and
a longitudinally extending outer tubular member disposed in a longitudinally and axially displaceable manner about the inner tubular member and the middle tubular member.
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Abstract
The present invention, in preferred embodiments, provides delivery and deployment apparatuses for bifurcated stents capable of comfortably cradling the corina of bifurcated target tissue between the arms of the bifurcated stent as each arm of the bifurcated stent is delivered to a respective side branch. In particular, a family of apparatuses is provided that may be indicated for vascular and non-vascular intervention.
Additionally, these apparatuses do not require the use of an ancillary means, such as one or more balloon catheters to achieve complete and precise deployment. In preferred embodiments, delivery and deployment devices in accordance with the present invention also provide, direct visualization, deployment safety features and enhanced physician control.
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1. A device for allowing a user to deploy a bifurcated stent having a primary lumen and left and right branch lumens in an anatomical lumen of a patient, the device comprising:
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a longitudinally extending inner tubular member having distal and proximal ends; a longitudinally extending middle tubular member disposed in a longitudinally and axially displaceable manner about the inner tubular member, the middle tubular member having a distal end comprising a bifurcated stent retainer, the bifurcated stent retainer configured to enclose the entire bifurcated stent therein; and a longitudinally extending outer tubular member disposed in a longitudinally and axially displaceable manner about the inner tubular member and the middle tubular member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for allowing a user to deploy a bifurcated stent having a primary lumen and left and right branch lumens in an anatomical lumen of a patient, the device comprising:
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a longitudinally extending inner tubular member having distal and proximal ends; a longitudinally extending middle tubular member disposed in a longitudinally and axially displaceable manner about the inner tubular member, the middle tubular member having a distal end comprising a bifurcated stent retainer, the bifurcated stent retainer having proximal and distal ends and configured to house the bifurcated stent therein, wherein the distal end of the inner tubular member is positioned proximate to the proximal end of the bifurcated stent retainer prior to deployment of the bifurcated stent, and wherein the bifurcated stent is configured to be released from the bifurcated stent retainer as a result of displacement of the inner and middle tubular members in opposite directions with respect to one another; and a longitudinally extending outer tubular member disposed in a longitudinally and axially displaceable manner about the inner tubular member and the middle tubular member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of deploying a radially expandable bifurcated stent comprising the steps of:
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providing a placement and delivery apparatus comprising a longitudinally extending inner tubular member having distal and proximal ends;
a longitudinally extending middle tubular member disposed in a longitudinally and axially displaceable manner about the inner tubular member, the middle tubular member having a distal end comprising a bifurcated stent retainer, the bifurcated stent retainer configured to house the entire bifurcated stent therein; and
a longitudinally extending outer tubular member disposed in a longitudinally and axially displaceable manner about the inner tubular member and the middle tubular member;inserting the deployment apparatus through a portion of the anatomy of a patient; positioning the distal region of the apparatus about a branched target area within the patient; displacing the outer tubular member with respect to the inner tubular member so as to expose the middle tubular member about the branched target area within the patient; and deploying the stent such that the first and second bifurcated lumens enter the respective branches of the target site within the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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