| CPC A61F 2/958 (2013.01) [A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2002/077 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9511 (2013.01); A61F 2/9517 (2020.05); A61F 2002/9665 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A delivery system for delivery of an endoluminal prosthesis, comprising:
an elongate shaft with sufficient column strength for percutaneous advancement within a patient's body lumen, the elongate shaft including a proximal section and a lumen extending therein;
an endoluminal prosthesis disposed on the proximal section of the elongate shaft, said prosthesis comprising a tubular body portion defining a body lumen extending therein;
at least one releasable belt having a first end and a second end, said at least one releasable belt disposed on the endoluminal prosthesis and configured to releasably constrain at least a portion of said endoluminal prosthesis;
at least one elongate release member in communication with a distal end of the elongate shaft and including a proximal section configured to releasably secure the first end to the second end of the at least one releasable belt while said at least one releasable belt is in a configuration that constrains at least a portion of the endoluminal prosthesis; and
an elongate release wire sleeve disposed within and extending through at least a portion of the prosthesis body lumen,
wherein the at least one elongate release member extends within a lumen of the elongate release wire sleeve.
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