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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Howard J. Leonhardt, Sunrise, FL (US);
Syde A. Taheri, Williamsville, NY (US);
Trevor Greenan, Sunrise, FL (US);
Inventors:
Howard J. Leonhardt, Sunrise, FL (US);
Syde A. Taheri, Williamsville, NY (US);
Trevor Greenan, Sunrise, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for deploying an endoluminal prosthesis for engrafting a blood vessel. The apparatus includes a bifurcated graft that is able to conform to the interior surface of the blood vessel and can be deployed through a single entry site.