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Patent US6352553 - Stent-graft deployment apparatus and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA stent or stent-graft deployment apparatus or mechanism configured so that, when activated, the stent or stent-graft progressively expands in a direction from its end which is proximally positioned to the deployment instrument, such as a percutaneous catheter, to its end which is distally positioned...http://www.google.com/patents/US6352553?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6352553 - Stent-graft deployment apparatus and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6352553 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/896,804Publication dateMar 5, 2002Filing dateJul 18, 1997Priority dateDec 14, 1995Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP0866677A1, EP0866677A4, EP0950385A2, EP0950385A3, US20020045930, WO1997021402A1Publication number08896804, 896804, US 6352553 B1, US 6352553B1, US-B1-6352553, US6352553 B1, US6352553B1InventorsErik van der Burg, Eric Leopold, Ramiro ReyesOriginal AssigneeGore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (374), Non-Patent Citations (35), Referenced by (329), Classifications (14), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetStent-graft deployment apparatus and method
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