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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2017
Blayne A. Roeder, Lafayette, IN (US);
Alan R. Leewood, Lafayette, IN (US);
Blayne A. Roeder, Lafayette, IN (US);
Alan R. Leewood, Lafayette, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies, LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A device for delivering and deploying a radially expandable prosthesis is disclosed and comprises a proximal prosthesis release mechanism having a first resistance and a distal prosthesis release mechanism having a second resistance. The device further comprises an actuation mechanism for actuating the distal and proximal release mechanisms in a single coordinated movement and a biasing compensator for regulating the relationship between the first resistance and the second resistance. Additional aspects of the invention include devices and methods for delivering and deploying a radially expandable prosthesis.