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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Aaron Kaplan, Norwich, VT (US);
H. Richard Davis, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Aaron Kaplan, Norwich, VT (US);
H. Richard Davis, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Tryton Medical, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A stepped balloon catheter prosthesis deployment system is disclosed for placement of a prosthesis across an Os opening from a main body lumen to a branch body lumen. The prosthesis comprises a radially expansible support at one end, a circumferentially extending link at the other end and at least one frond extending axially therebetween. The prosthesis is configured to be deployed from a stepped diameter balloon with the support in the branch body lumen, with the circumferentially extending link in the main lumen and the frond extendable across the Os.