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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Jay A Lenker, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kirsten Freislinger, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael A Evans, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gwendolyn A Watanabe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Timothy J Ryan, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher K Zarins, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Richard O Murphy, Mountain View, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A delivery catheter for a radially compressible tubular prosthesis comprises an elongate shaft slidably received within an elongate sheath. The prosthesis is carried over the distal end of the shaft where it is contained in a radially compressed configuration by the sheath. After introducing the catheter to a desired target location within a body lumen, the prosthesis may be released by proximally retracting the sheath. The prosthesis will remain anchored to the shaft during at least part of the release procedure, permitting the user to recapture the prosthesis by distally advancing the sheath.