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AssigneeMedtronic Vascular, Inc.
InventorsMeghan Pearson, Emilie Simmons, Stephen Pearce, Stephannie Rundle, Ana Zavala
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A circumferentially constraining suture for an endovascular prosthesis having a tubular body and a plurality of stents coupled to the tubular body includes a first thread coupled at a first end to one of the stents and a first thread loop disposed opposite the first end. The first thread extends only partially around a circumference of the tubular body in a radially expanded configuration. A second thread having a second thread loop is interlocked with the first thread loop and extends from the first thread loop around a remainder of the circumference of the tubular body. Pulling the second thread causes the first thread to circumferentially constrain the tubular body to a reduced diameter configuration. A trigger wire inserted through the first thread loop retains the first thread such that the tubular body is in the reduced diameter configuration after removal of the second thread.
A method of temporarily reducing the diameter of at least a portion of a self-expanding endovascular prosthesis, the prosthesis comprising a tubular body of a biocompatible graft material and a self-expanding stent, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of temporarily reducing the diameter of at least a portion of a self-expanding endovascular prosthesis, the prosthesis comprising a tubular body of a biocompatible graft material and a self-expanding stent, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of temporarily reducing the diameter of at least a portion of a self-expanding endovascular prosthesis, the prosthesis comprising a tubular body of a biocompatible graft material and a self-expanding stent, the method comprising the steps of:
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