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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Matthew Krever, Warren, NJ (US);
Robert Burgermeister, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Edwin Schulting, VD, NL;
Wilhelmus Van Erp, KS, NL;
Richard Dirks, DC, NL;
Matthew Krever, Warren, NJ (US);
Robert Burgermeister, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Edwin Schulting, VD, NL;
Wilhelmus van Erp, KS, NL;
Richard Dirks, DC, NL;
Abstract
A system for treating a diseased body conduit bifurcation that is readily deliverable into a region of a body conduit having typically asymmetric anatomy, such as a vessel bifurcation is provided. The system comprises a delivery device such as a catheter having a shaft with varying torsional properties along its length and a delivery apparatus mounted at its distal end. A distal end of the device can be inserted into the main branch and at least one side branch of a vessel bifurcation. The distal end includes at least two expansion members having expandable scaffolds or prostheses mounted thereon. One scaffold is configured such that one expansion member extends through the length of the scaffold while the other expansion member extends through the side-structure of the scaffold. A second scaffold is mounted on the expansion member extending through the side-structure of the first scaffold.