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GRAFT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM

  • US 20100179636A1
  • Filed: 03/17/2010
  • Published: 07/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A deployment system for deploying a self-expanding prosthesis, comprising:

  • a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end and an inner core;

    a tubular member configured to constrain at least a portion of the prosthesis, the tubular member comprising a wall portion; and

    a release wire positioned through the wall portion of the tubular member along at least a portion of the length of the tubular member;

    wherein;

    the release wire is configured to form one or more loops along at least a portion of the length of the tubular member; and

    the release wire is configured to open the tubular member to deploy at least a portion of the prosthesis when the release wire is proximally retracted.

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