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US 8,092,508 B2Granted
Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system
AssigneesStryker Corporation, Stryker NV Operations Limited
InventorsAlexander Leynov, Robert Obara, Masoud Molaei, Hong Doan, Lukas M. Roush, Jennifer M. Arends, John Peckham
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Abstract
Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery systems and articles are provided.
Claims30
An implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system, comprising:
- a delivery member in the form of a wire or a slotted hypotube;
- a sheath;
- an endoprosthesis disposed between the delivery member and the sheath;
- a first member and second member disposed about the delivery member, the first and second members comprising a lumen through which the delivery member passes, only the first and second members engaged to and positioned entirely within the endoprosthesis where the second member is configured so that:
- when the sheath moves proximally or distally with respect to the delivery member, the endoprosthesis remains substantially stationary in a longitudinal direction with respect to the delivery member;
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- when the delivery member moves proximally or distally, the endoprosthesis remains substantially stationary with respect to the delivery member;
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- a tip connected to the delivery member, the tip being distal to the endoprosthesis, where the first member is positioned between the second member and the tip.
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An implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system, comprising:
- a delivery member in the form of a wire or a slotted hypotube;
- a sheath;
- an endoprosthesis having a proximal end and a distal end, disposed between the delivery member and the sheath;
- a first seating member and a second seating member disposed between the delivery member and the endoprosthesis where the first seating member is positioned at the distal end of the endoprosthesis and the second seating member positioned at the proximal end of the endoprosthesis, only the first and second seating members being engaged to and positioned entirely within the endoprosthesis, wherein the first and second seating members are disposed about the delivery member and comprise a lumen through which the delivery member passes;
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- a tip connected to the delivery member and being positioned distally to the first seating member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.