Patent ID: 6210434
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A system for implanting a prothesis in a corporeal lumen having a wall, said system comprising:a graft having superior and inferior ends, said graft having attachment means located at the superior and inferior ends;a capsule catheter having an elongate tubular member having proximal and distal ends, said capsule catheter having a proximal capsule positioned at the distal end of the elongate tubular member; anda balloon catheter disposed within said capsule catheter, said balloon catheter including a second elongate tubular member having proximal and distal ends, an inflatable member positioned proximal the distal end of the second elongate tubular member, and a distal capsule positioned proximate the distal end of the second elongate tubular member;wherein the superior end of said graft is removably retained in the distal capsule, and the inferior end of said graft is removably retained in the proximal capsule.