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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lalith Hiran Wijeratne, Cooper City, FL (US);
Timothy Wade Lostetter, Cooper City, FL (US);
Trevor Greenan, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
World Medical Manufacturing Corporation, Sunrise, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/100 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for deploying and endoluminal prosthesis. The apparatus includes a flexible compressible push rod that allows the catheter to be easily maneuvered through tortuous vessels while providing sufficient deployment force.