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Patent US6352561 - Implant deployment apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA delivery system including a restraining member maintains a collapsed implant in its collapsed state for delivery through a small passageway to a desired site in a mammalian body. Once the implant is positioned at the desired site, the restraining member is released so that the stent may expand or be...http://www.google.com/patents/US6352561?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6352561 - Implant deployment apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6352561 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/772,373Publication dateMar 5, 2002Filing dateDec 23, 1996Priority dateDec 23, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2275921A1, CA2275921C, DE69739148D1, EP0971642A1, EP0971642B1, EP2065014A1, US20020029077, US20090138066, US20140074218, WO1998027894A1, WO1998027894A8Publication number08772373, 772373, US 6352561 B1, US 6352561B1, US-B1-6352561, US6352561 B1, US6352561B1InventorsEric W. Leopold, Joseph C. Trautman, Troy Thornton, Randy S. Chan, Suresh S. Pai, Thomas G. BretonOriginal AssigneeW. L. Gore & AssociatesExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (33), Referenced by (126), Classifications (28), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImplant deployment apparatusUS 6352561 B1Abstract A delivery system including a restraining member maintains a collapsed implant in its collapsed state for delivery through a small passageway to a desired site in a mammalian body. Once the implant is positioned at the desired site, the restraining member is released so that the stent may expand or be expanded to its expanded state. In a preferred embodiment, the restraining member comprises a sheet of material that surrounds at least a portion of the collapsed stent. Portions of the restraining member are releasably coupled to one another with a low profile thread-like member or suture.
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