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Method and apparatus for intraluminal prosthesis delivery

  • US 5,776,141 A
  • Filed: 08/26/1996
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A catheter for use in combination with a balloon catheter for delivering a radially expansible tubular prosthesis having transverse surfaces, said catheter comprising:

  • a tubular catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen therebetween, wherein the catheter body is axially split over a distal region thereof to define a radially expansible portion, and wherein the lumen slidably receives the balloon catheter so that a balloon thereon can be aligned within the radially expansible portion of the body; and

    a structure comprising abutting surfaces attached to the axially split region of the catheter body which is adapted to engage the transverse surfaces on the tubular prosthesis to inhibit axial movement thereof.

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