Apparatus and methods for deployment of linked prosthetic segments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9883957
APP PUB NO 20140236282A1
SERIAL NO

14183323

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A luminal prosthesis comprises a plurality of radially expandable prosthetic stent segments arranged axially. Two or more of the prosthetic stent segments are separable upon expansion from the remaining prosthetic stent segments and a coupling structure connects at least some of the adjacent prosthetic stent segments to each other. The coupling structure permits a first group of the adjacent prosthetic stent segments to separate from a second group of the prosthetic stent segments upon differential radial expansion of the first group relative to the second group and the coupling structure maintains or forms an attachment between the adjacent prosthetic stent segments in the first group which have been expanded together. A delivery system and methods for deploying the multiple coupled prosthetic stent segments are also disclosed.

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J W MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD328 SHICHANG AVENUE WEIHAI SHANDONG 264209

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andreas, Bernard Redwood City, US 62 9297
Chew, Sunmi San Jose, US 36 4597
Dittmer, Jeremy Stanford, US 37 544
Grainger, Jeff Portola Valley, US 2 234
Kao, Stephen Sunnyvale, US 29 2245
Lowe, David Redwood City, US 136 5144
Mao, Bryan San Francisco, US 3 322
Olson, Stephen Los Altos, US 7 385
Snow, David San Carlos, US 28 903
Welk, Craig Tracy, US 28 1641

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