Surgery – Instruments – Means for inserting or removing conduit within body
Patent
1990-05-02
1992-01-07
Thaler, Michael H.
Surgery
Instruments
Means for inserting or removing conduit within body
606198, A61M 2900
Patent
active
050787209
ABSTRACT:
An instrument for the placement of a self-expanding stent in a body canal, which comprises an elongated inner tube having an outer tube disposed along its axis adapted to carry and retain a self-expanding stent adjacent its proximal end, and an arrangement for releasing the stent, in combination with at least one of the following components: (a) a location member for positioning and fixing the instrument so that the stent is released at a desired location in the body canal, and (b) a member for releasing the stent in a retrograde manner. A method for placing a self-expanding stent in a body canal is also disclosed.
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Burton John H.
Mikulich Michael A.
Akers Lawrence C.
American Medical Systems Inc.
Dryer Mark
Richardson Peter C.
Thaler Michael H.
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