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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Hugh H. Trout, Iii, Washington, DC (US);
Inventor:
Hugh H. Trout, III, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Eva Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a positioning apparatus for use during a surgical procedure, which may involve the repair of a vessel. The positioning apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may comprise a delivery assembly and a distensible member having at least one expansible member. The expansible member has a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end is interposed with the delivery assembly. The positioning apparatus, by way of the at least one expansible member, is used to position an object within a vessel that may or may not be aneurismal.