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Apparatus for placing an endoprosthesis

  • US 5,772,668 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 06/30/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for deploying a stent, comprising:

  • a tube having at least two windows therethrough, said windows being spaced a distance apart along said tube;

    at least one anchor wire extending through said tube;

    a stent wrapped around said tube and extending between said windows, said stent comprising an endless loop of material having a pair of separate legs that are connected by a pair of end cusps, each of said cusps extending through one of said windows and engaging an anchor wire within said tube such that when said anchor wire is withdrawn through said tube said anchor wire releases said cusp.

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