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Method and apparatus for minimally invasive treatment of chronic venous insufficiency

  • US 5,609,598 A
  • Filed: 12/30/1994
  • Issued: 03/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for treating chronic venous insufficiency using a minimally invasive catheter based system, the method comprising:

  • providing an appliance for repairing an incompetent valve in a vein and a catheter for delivering the appliance;

    inserting the catheter and the appliance into a vein of a patient;

    positioning the appliance proximate the incompetent valve; and

    deploying the appliance such that the valve is repaired to be substantially competent.

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