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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Johnny LeBlanc, Bloomington, IN (US);
William J. Havel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Siddharth Vad, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9505 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present embodiments provide systems and methods for deploying at least a portion of a stent. In one embodiment, the system comprises a cannula having an outer surface, and an auger having a plurality of turns coupled to the outer surface of the cannula. A stent has a portion dimensioned to be disposed within a valley of the auger. Rotation of the cannula and the auger advances the portion of the stent in a predetermined longitudinal direction.