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Expandable transluminal graft prosthesis for repair of aneurysm

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  • US 5,755,777 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1996
  • Issued: 05/26/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A self-expanding prosthesis delivery system comprising:

  • a tubular introducer sheath having a sheath bore of a substantially constant diameter extending longitudinally therethrough; and

    a central carrier coaxially positionable within said sheath bore of said sheath, said central carrier including a vascular dilator head region having a fixed shape and a portion mating with and approximating said substantially constant diameter of said sheath bore, a shaft region approximating said substantially constant diameter of said sheath bore, and a stem region positioned between said head and shaft regions and being smaller than said substantially constant diameter of said sheath bore for positioning coaxially a self-expanding prosthesis therearound and in said sheath bore.

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