Stent-Graft Delivery System
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Abstract
A method of delivering a stent-graft includes mounting the stent-graft on a pushrod; radially constraining the stent-graft within a sheath; securing a crown portion of the stent-graft to the pushrod with a retainer structure of a stent-graft retainment system; retracting the sheath to expose the crown portion of the stent-graft; and further retracting the sheath to cause the retainer structure to release the crown portion from the pushrod thus deploying the stent-graft. The retainer structure releases the stent-graft automatically as a result of the retraction of the sheath.
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27 Claims
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1-21. -21. (canceled)
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22. A method comprising:
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mounting a stent-graft on a pushrod; radially constraining said stent-graft within a sheath; securing a crown portion of said stent-graft to said pushrod with a retainer structure of a stent-graft retainment system; retracting said sheath to expose said crown portion of said stent-graft; and further retracting said sheath to release said crown portion from said pushrod. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A stent-graft delivery system comprising:
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a stent-graft mounted on a pushrod; a sheath for radially constraining said stent-graft; a means for securing a crown portion of said stent-graft to said pushrod; a means for retracting said sheath to expose said crown portion of said stent-graft; and a means for releasing said crown portion from said pushrod during further retraction of said sheath.
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