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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2006
Applicants:
David E. Hartley, Wannanup, AU;
Michael Lawrence-brown, City Beach, AU;
Inventors:
David E. Hartley, Wannanup, AU;
Michael Lawrence-Brown, City Beach, AU;
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2002/061 (2013.01); A61F 2002/065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9505 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9511 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of assembling of a stent graft () including temporarily diameter reduction arrangements to enable partial release of a stent graft to assist with positioning before complete release. The diameter reduction arrangement includes a release wire () and flexible threads () extending to struts () of a self expanding stent () either side of the release wire and being pulled tight. Removal of the release wire enables full expansion of the self expanding stent.