THORACIC DEPLOYMENT DEVICE AND STENT GRAFT

摘要

A stent graft introducer for intraluminal deployment of a stent graft, the introducer comprising a stent graft release mechanism to allow partial release of the stent graft when carried on the introducer, whereby control of the stent graft can be maintained while allowing access into the lumen of the stent graft from at least one end of the stent graft. The partial release can comprise partial release of one end of the stent graft.