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Systems and methods for securing and releasing a portion of a stent

  • US 9,687,373 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2013
  • Issued: 06/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for deploying at least a portion of a stent, the system comprising:

  • a retaining member comprising a main body having first and second ends;

    at least one slot formed into the main body, the at least one slot comprising a circumferentially enclosed segment and an axial opening; and

    a stent comprising a portion having a first width that is less than a second width of the axial opening of the retaining member,where the stent is restrained from moving radially outward by a wall portion at least partially enclosing the circumferentially enclosed segment, and where the portion of the stent is self-expandable radially outward when aligned with the axial opening.

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