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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Vascutek Limited, Renfrewshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Vascutek Limited, Renfrewshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for progressively dilating the lumen of a narrow natural vessel such as an iliac artery and implanting a tubular device enabling access through the dilated lumen to conduct subsequent procedures via the dilated lumen, includes an inflatable integrated balloon locatable at least partially within the tubular device, the tubular device having a length Lproviding a self-expanding tubular body having at least a portion including stents, so that when the integrated balloon is removed the dilated lumen of the natural vessel remains dilated and supported by the tubular device.