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Patent US6352561 - Implant deployment apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA 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 SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication 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 (348), Non-Patent Citations (33), Referenced by (402), Classifications (28), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImplant deployment apparatus
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Gore & Associates, Inc.Handle for medical device deployment* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification623/1.23, 623/1.11International ClassificationA61F2/90, A61F2/06, A61F2/00, A61F2/88Cooperative ClassificationA61F2002/9522, A61F2002/067, A61F2002/075, A61F2/97, A61F2002/9511, A61F2002/8486, A61F2/90, A61F2/848, A61F2/954, A61F2/88, A61F2250/0059, A61F2/07, A61F2/89, A61F2220/0016, A61F2230/001, A61F2220/0075, A61F2220/005European ClassificationA61F2/954, A61F2/97, A61F2/07, A61F2/88, A61F2/90Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMay 27, 1997ASAssignmentOwner name: PROGRAFT MEDICAL, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:LEOPOLD, ERIC W.;TRAUTMAN, JOSEPH C.;THORNTON, TROY;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:008537/0904Effective date: 19970509Apr 28, 1998ASAssignmentOwner name: GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC., DELAWAREFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:PROGRAFT MEDICAL, INC.;REEL/FRAME:009403/0466Effective date: 19980424May 24, 1999ASAssignmentOwner name: GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC., DELAWAREFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:PROGRAFT MEDICAL,INC.;REEL/FRAME:009989/0180Effective date: 19980424Sep 6, 2005FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Sep 8, 2009FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8Feb 14, 2012ASAssignmentOwner name: W. 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