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Jeffry S. Melsheimer0
Date of Patent
December 13, 2011
0Patent Application Number
119651640
Date Filed
December 27, 2007
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Patent abstract
A delivery device for deploying an expandable prosthesis and method of use are described. The delivery device comprises a handle that comprises a trigger. Activation of the trigger enables incremental retraction of an outer sheath to expose a self-expanding prosthesis. Activation and subsequent deactivation of the trigger causes a movable member to ratchedly engage with a stationary rack and a trigger rack.
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