W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Jerry J Stastka

Michael R Broyles

Tyson J Skelton

John S Tennant

Marc Y Yamamoto

Gil R Ramirez

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward medical device deployment apparatuses, systems and methods. The apparatuses, systems and methods may include at least one constraining fiber arranged about a circumference of the medical device and a warp knit configured to separate to deploy the medical device to at least one intermediate constrained configuration and to a fully deployed configuration.

Constraining mechanisms for selective deployment and associated methods

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward medical device deployment apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a constraint configured to releasably constrain the medical device. The constraint may be unraveled at different rates.

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed apparatuses, systems and methods that include forming a constraining mechanism for an implantable medical device delivery. The apparatuses, systems and methods may include reducing a diameter of the implantable medical from a deployed diameter to a reduced diameter and interlocking one or more fibers along a length of the implantable medical device while the implantable medical device is in the reduced diameter to form the constraining mechanism.

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Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America

Jerry J Stastka