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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2004
Brendan Cunniffe, Galway, IE;
Niall Duffy, Galway, IE;
Noel Coyle, Galway, IE;
Richard William Alan Francis, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ronan Thornton, Galway, IE;
Brendan Cunniffe, Galway, IE;
Niall Duffy, Galway, IE;
Noel Coyle, Galway, IE;
Richard William Alan Francis, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ronan Thornton, Galway, IE;
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention there is provided an apparatus for deploying a fistula device. The apparatus comprises an elongate cover member having a proximal end and a distal end, and an elongate support member within the cover member for supporting the fistula device and configured for relative movement with respect to the cover member so as to release the fistula device at a desired location.