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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Andrew J. Kim, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Eric D. Johnson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew J. Kim, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Eric D. Johnson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoluminal prosthesis having an unsupported or flexible region and a delivery system for delivering the endoluminal prosthesis is provided. The delivery system includes a prosthesis delivery catheter with stiffening elements that provide longitudinally rigid support to a flexible or unsupported portion of an endoluminal prosthesis as the prosthesis is being deployed. A prosthesis is removably coupled to the stiffening elements. The endoluminal prosthesis can be a stent or a stent graft or graft.