IP Library Granted Patent US 10,206,801
Granted Patent B2
US 10,206,801 · App. 14/971,222 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Trigger wire arrangements for endografts

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Patent No.
US 10,206,801
App. No.
14/971,222
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present embodiments provide prosthesis deployment systems. In one embodiment, a sleeve has proximal and distal regions and a lumen extending therebetween, and further comprising a first exit aperture, a first entrance aperture, and a second exit aperture. A trigger wire is disposed at least partially within the lumen of the sleeve. A prosthesis has a delivery state and an expanded state, and further has first and second regions. In the delivery state, the trigger wire extends out of the lumen through the first exit aperture of the sleeve, restrains the first region of the prosthesis, reenters the lumen through the first entrance aperture of the sleeve, extends out of the lumen through the second exit aperture of the sleeve, and restrains the second region of the prosthesis.

Claims (30)

1. A prosthesis deployment system comprising:

a sleeve having proximal and distal regions and a lumen extending therebetween, and further comprising a first exit aperture, a first entrance aperture, and a second exit aperture;

a trigger wire disposed at least partially within the lumen of the sleeve; and

a prosthesis having a delivery state and an expanded state, and further having first and second regions,

where, in the delivery state, the trigger wire extends out of the lumen through the first exit aperture of the sleeve, restrains the first region of the prosthesis, reenters the lumen through the first entrance aperture of the sleeve, extends out of the lumen through the second exit aperture of the sleeve, and restrains the second region of the prosthesis; and wherein the prosthesis comprises a stent and a graft.

2. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 1 , further comprising an inner cannula disposed within the sleeve, wherein the lumen of the sleeve is formed in a coaxial space between the inner cannula and the sleeve.

3. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 1 wherein the lumen of the sleeve is coaxial only with the trigger wire.

4. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 1 wherein, in the delivery state, the trigger wire extends both axially and circumferentially within the lumen of the sleeve.

5. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 1 where, in the delivery state, the trigger wire restrains at least three regions of the prosthesis.

6. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 5 wherein, in the delivery state, the trigger wire further reenters the lumen through a second entrance aperture of the sleeve, extends out of the lumen through a third exit aperture of the sleeve, and restrains a third region of the prosthesis.

7. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 1 , wherein the prosthesis comprises at least one stent, and wherein, in the delivery state, the trigger wire engages a first region of the stent after extending out of the lumen through the first exit aperture of the sleeve and before reentering the lumen through the first entrance aperture of the sleeve.

8. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 7 , wherein, in the delivery state, the trigger wire further engages a second region of the stent after extending out of the lumen through the second exit aperture of the sleeve and before reentering the lumen through a second entrance aperture of the sleeve.

9. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 8 wherein, in the delivery state, the trigger wire further engages a third region of the stent after extending out of the lumen through a third exit aperture of the sleeve and before reentering the lumen through a third entrance aperture of the sleeve.

10. A prosthesis deployment system comprising:

a sleeve having proximal and distal regions and a lumen extending therebetween;

a trigger wire disposed at least partially within the lumen of the sleeve; and

a prosthesis having a delivery state and an expanded state,

where, in the delivery state, the trigger wire extends both axially and circumferentially within the lumen of the sleeve and restrains at least two regions of the the prosthesis;

wherein the sleeve further comprises a first exit aperture, a first entrance aperture, and a second exit aperture and where, in the delivery state, the trigger wire extends out of the lumen through the first exit aperture of the sleeve, restrains a first region of the prosthesis, reenters the lumen through the first entrance aperture of the sleeve, extends out of the lumen through the second exit aperture of the sleeve, and restrains a second region of the prosthesis; and wherein the prosthesis comprises a stent and a graft.

11. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 10 , further comprising an inner cannula disposed within the sleeve, wherein the lumen is formed in a coaxial space between the inner cannula and the sleeve.

12. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 10 wherein, in the expanded state, the trigger wire releases the at least two regions of the prosthesis sequentially.

13. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 10 wherein, in the delivery state, the trigger wire further reenters the lumen through a second entrance aperture of the sleeve, extends out of the lumen through a third exit aperture of the sleeve, and restrains a third region of the prosthesis.

14. A prosthesis deployment system comprising:

a sleeve having proximal and distal regions and a lumen extending therebetween;

a trigger wire disposed at least partially within the lumen of the sleeve; and

a prosthesis having a delivery state and an expanded state,

where, in the delivery state, the trigger wire extends both axially and circumferentially within the lumen of the sleeve and restrains at least two regions of the prosthesis, and

wherein the prosthesis comprises a stent and a graft, and where, in the delivery state, the trigger wire engages a first region of the at least one stent after extending out of the lumen through a first exit aperture of the sleeve and before reentering the lumen through a first entrance aperture of the sleeve.

15. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 14 , where, in the delivery state, the trigger wire further engages a second region of the at least one stent after extending out of the lumen through a second exit aperture of the sleeve and before reentering the lumen through a second entrance aperture of the sleeve.

16. The prosthesis deployment system of claim 15 , where, in the delivery state, the trigger wire further engages a third region of the at least one stent after extending out of the lumen through a third exit aperture of the sleeve and before reentering the lumen through a third entrance aperture of the sleeve.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066700/0277 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2016
From: COOK INCORPORATED
To: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 037504/0033 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2016
From: ELLER, DEREK
To: COOK INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 037477/0256 →