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Method of loading a medical endoprosthesis through the side wall of an elongate member

  • US 7,815,670 B2
  • Filed: 07/11/2006
  • Issued: 10/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing an implantable medical endoprosthesis;

    providing an elongate member having a sidewall, an outer surface, and a lumen; and

    moving the implantable medical endoprosthesis from a position along the outer surface of the elongate member, through an aperture formed through the sidewall of the elongate member, and into the lumen of the elongate member;

    wherein the elongate member of the medical device comprimises an outer sheath of a stent delivery system, and the implantable medical endoprosthesis comprises a stent.

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