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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2002
Patrick A. Haverkost, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Paul F. Chouinard, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James Weldon, Roslindale, MA (US);
Karen Mcdonald, North Billerica, MA (US);
Wade M. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Patrick A. Haverkost, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Paul F. Chouinard, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James Weldon, Roslindale, MA (US);
Karen McDonald, North Billerica, MA (US);
Wade M. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An introducer deploys an endoluminal device in a distal location from a proximal location. The introducer comprises a retrograde portion, an anterograde portion axially moveable relative to the retrograde portion, a shaft having a distal tip and an anterograde sheath attached to the distal tip, and anchoring means in at least one of the retrograde portion or the anterograde portion for anchoring the device during deployment from its proximal end to its distal end. An inner sheath may be mounted concentrically over the shaft with the endoluminal device mounted concentrically over the inner sheath. The anchoring device may comprise an inflatable balloon mounted radially inside the retrograde portion, a tether, or an extended portion of the endoluminal device confined by a notch in the interface of two sheaths in the retrograde portion of the introducer, or may comprise a holder in the anterograde portion.