Invention Application
- Patent Title: Bifurcated Delivery System
- Patent Title (中): 分岔运送系统
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Application No.: US12100954Application Date: 2008-04-10
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Publication No.: US20090259285A1Publication Date: 2009-10-15
- Inventor: Patrick Duane , Catherine Maresh , Brendan Gallagher , Terry Guinan , Colm McCormack , Irene Tully , Brendan Hanley
- Applicant: Patrick Duane , Catherine Maresh , Brendan Gallagher , Terry Guinan , Colm McCormack , Irene Tully , Brendan Hanley
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Rosa
- Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Rosa
- Main IPC: A61F2/84
- IPC: A61F2/84 ; A61F2/82 ; A61M25/09

Abstract:
A delivery system for a stent to a bifurcated region includes an elongated shaft with first and second branches extending from the elongated shaft. First and second branches have first and second balloons mounted thereon, respectively. A first guidewire extends the entire length of the delivery system and into the first branch for an “over-the-wire” configuration. A second guidewire extends into the second branch, but enters the elongated shaft near a distal end thereof for a “rapid-exchange” configuration. A guideway is formed in the elongated shaft and extends into the first guidewire lumen. The guideway may be forced open by a guide member slidably coupled to the elongated shaft, thereby adjusting the effective over-the-wire length of the first guidewire.
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