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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Cardinal Health Switzerland 515 Gmbh, Bar Zug, CH;
Inventor:
James A Fleming, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Assignee:
CARDINAL HEALTH SWITZERLAND 515 GMBH, Bar Zug, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/856 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2/856 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2002/065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/067 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9511 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an intraluminal guiding device having an expandable guiding member so as to facilitate and overcome the difficulties associated with obtaining contra-lateral leg access of a bifurcated stent or a bifurcated stent graft with a second guidewire and a method for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms with such a device. The guiding device comprises a pre-loaded second wire positioned within the contra-lateral leg which facilitates access to said leg in accordance with the present invention.