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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2007
Jean-claude Laborde, Vieille-Toulouse, FR;
Robert John Elicker, Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Brett Trauthen, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Jacques Seguin, Windsor, GB;
Jean-Claude Laborde, Vieille-Toulouse, FR;
Robert John Elicker, Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Brett Trauthen, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Jacques Seguin, Windsor, GB;
Devax, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of deploying a bifurcation stent at a vascular bifurcation of a main vessel into first and second branch vessels includes: positioning a bifurcation stent at a vascular bifurcation, the bifurcation stent expandable from a reduced diameter to an expanded diameter, the bifurcation stent comprising a first end, a second end, and a marker near the first end, wherein the first end diameter is larger than the second end diameter when the bifurcation stent is expanded, and wherein the bifurcation stent is positioned such that the marker is approximately aligned with a carinal plane at the vascular bifurcation; partially expanding the first end of the bifurcation stent; adjusting the position of the bifurcation stent such that the marker is positioned past the carinal plane and towards the first branch vessel; and deploying the bifurcation stent at the bifurcation. Devices are also disclosed.