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BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS AND DELIVERY APPARATUS

  • US 20100057181A1
  • Filed: 08/30/2007
  • Published: 03/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Prosthesis delivery apparatus for delivering a prosthesis to the branch region of the ascending aorta and the right and left coronary arteries, the apparatus comprising:

  • a prosthesis comprising a main conduit and first and second branch conduits,a first guide wire for inserting in the ascending aorta such that it extends through the ascending aorta into the right coronary artery; and

    a second guide wire for inserting in the ascending aorta such that it extends through the ascending aorta into the left coronary artery;

    wherein the prosthesis is arranged such that;

    the first and second branch conduits are movable along the first and second guide wires to the branch region, andthe first branch conduit is movable from a first position in which it projects inside the main conduit, to a second position in which it projects out from the main conduit for location in the right coronary artery, the first branch conduit being arranged to turn inside out as it moves from the first position to the second position, andthe second branch conduit is movable from a first position in which it projects inside the main conduit to a second position in which it projects out from the main conduit for location in the left coronary artery, the second branch conduit being arranged to turn inside out as it moves from the first position to the second position.

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