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Controlled deployment of a medical device

  • US 6,872,223 B2
  • Filed: 10/01/2001
  • Issued: 03/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A medical system, comprising:

  • a catheter having an inflatable balloon;

    a nonelastic constraint surrounding a portion of the balloon; and

    an expandable prosthesis disposed over the constraint, wherein, while surrounding the portion of the balloon, the constraint prevents the portion of the balloon from inflating.

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