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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
May. 15, 2018
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventor:
Matthew G. Sondreaal, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/9661 (2020.05); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9511 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9583 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes medical devices comprising implantable expandable implants, such as stent-grafts. Such devices can comprise a constraining line. The constraining line can surround the proximal end of the expandable implant, and assist in positioning and deployment of the expandable implant within the body of the patient.