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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Zoran Milijasevic, Bayview, AU;
Ashish Diwan, Sydney, AU;
Inventors:
Zoran Milijasevic, Bayview, AU;
Ashish Diwan, Sydney, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/441 (2013.01); A61F 2250/008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/444 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30698 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30235 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4685 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61B 5/04 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30777 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue prosthesis delivery device () includes an elongate, tubular introducer element (), the element having a tissue piercing distal end () with an opening () arranged proximally of the distal end (). A closure member () is associated with the introducer element () for opening and closing the opening () of the introducer element (). An expansible prosthesis envelope () is received in a collapsed configuration within the tubular introducer element () to be deployed laterally of the introducer element () through the opening ().