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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING A PORTION OF A STENT USING AT LEAST ONE COILED MEMBER

  • US 20130345789A1
  • Filed: 08/27/2013
  • Published: 12/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for deploying at least a portion of a stent, the system comprising:

  • a cannula having an outer surface;

    at least one coiled member having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of turns disposed therebetween; and

    a stent disposed on the cannula,where one of the proximal and distal ends of the coiled member is secured to the outer surface of the cannula, and the other of the proximal and distal ends of the coiled member is unsecured relative to the outer surface of the cannula,where a portion of the stent is looped around the unsecured end of the coiled member and further is disposed within spacing between adjacent turns of the coiled member,where the end of the coiled member that is secured relative to the cannula is secured to an outer surface of the cannula using at least two securing members.

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