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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth Ouriel, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Daniel G. Clair, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus ( ) for delivering an endovascular prosthesis within a blood vessel. The apparatus ( ) includes a sheath ( ) having a first end ( ), a second end ( ), an inner lumen ( ) for receiving an endovascular prosthesis, and an outer lumen ( ) for receiving a guide wire. The inner lumen ( ) extends along a central axis ( ) between the first end ( ) and the second end ( ). The outer lumen ( ) is radially spaced from the inner lumen ( ) and extends along an outer axis ( ) between the ends ( and ).