Stent graft
First Claim
1. A method of deploying a stent graft comprising a stent and a graft in a passageway, comprising:
- supporting the stent in a collapsed position in a first position within an outer sleeve of a delivery catheter in a catheter loaded state;
supporting the graft in a collapsed position in a second position within a distal portion of the outer sleeve of the delivery catheter, the second position being different than the first position such that no portion of the graft overlaps the stent when the graft and stent are in a catheter loaded state;
removing a distal portion of said graft material from said outer sleeve of a delivery catheter by everting and retracting at least a portion of the graft so as to overlap at least a portion of the stent with the graft by retracting one or more retraction elements coupled with a distal end of the graft to position the graft so that the graft overlaps at least a portion of the stent; and
expanding the stent against an inside surface of the graft within the passageway.
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Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to a deployment system for deploying a stent graft within a passageway, comprising a delivery catheter having an outer sheath, a proximal end, and a distal end, a stent having a first end and a second end, a graft having a first end and a second end, and at least one connecting element extending from the second end of the stent to the first end of the graft so as to connect the stent to the graft. In some embodiments, the stent can be supported within the outer sheath at a first axial position in a collapsed state, and the graft can be supported within the outer sheath at a second axial position different than the first axial position in a collapsed state, such that the stent does not overlap or substantially overlap the graft in the collapsed state within the deployment system.
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1. A method of deploying a stent graft comprising a stent and a graft in a passageway, comprising:
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supporting the stent in a collapsed position in a first position within an outer sleeve of a delivery catheter in a catheter loaded state; supporting the graft in a collapsed position in a second position within a distal portion of the outer sleeve of the delivery catheter, the second position being different than the first position such that no portion of the graft overlaps the stent when the graft and stent are in a catheter loaded state; removing a distal portion of said graft material from said outer sleeve of a delivery catheter by everting and retracting at least a portion of the graft so as to overlap at least a portion of the stent with the graft by retracting one or more retraction elements coupled with a distal end of the graft to position the graft so that the graft overlaps at least a portion of the stent; and expanding the stent against an inside surface of the graft within the passageway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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