Title:
Window opening devices, systems and methods
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6334638
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for guiding an endovascular tool, such as a puncturing tool or an angioscope, in a radial direction, such as toward or through the sidewall of a vessel, stent, or stent graft, using elongate members and specialized catheters. The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for locating branch vessels from within a grafted main vessel while maintaining continuous blood flow to the branch vessel. Another aspect of the present disclosure involves a reverse cannulation system, particularly useful for stenting the abdominal aorta proximate the renal arteries and stenting the renal artery.
Inventors:
Edward H. Curry
Application Number:
JP2016186946A
Publication Date:
May 30, 2018
Filing Date:
September 26, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED
International Classes:
A61M25/06; A61F2/954; A61M25/04; A61M25/088; A61M25/098
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002526193A |
Foreign References:
| WO2009013463A1 | ||||
| US5928260 | ||||
| WO1999042047A1 | ||||
| US20100106175 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Tetsuro Shimada
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Yasushi Ohashi
Kentaro Ito
Kazuo Maejima
Tetsuro Shimada
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Yasushi Ohashi
Kentaro Ito
Kazuo Maejima