Implant deployment apparatus

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20020029077A1
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09985498

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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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W L GORE & ASSOCIATES INC555 PAPER MILL ROAD NEWARK DE 19711

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Breton, Thomas G Palo Alto, CA 5 551
Chan, Randy S San Jose, CA 48 4462
Leopold, Eric W Sunnyvale, CA 28 3314
Pai, Suresh S Mountain View, CA 49 4972
Thornton, Troy San Francisco, CA 19 2589
Trautman, Joseph C Santa Clara, CA 43 2911

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