摘要 |
A tool (10) for the intraluminal insertion and deployment of a tubular graft (14) within a blood vessel includes a shaft (18), a tubular sheath (19), and a deployment slider (21). The slider (21) and graft (14) are slidingly mounted on the shaft (18) and the tubular sheath (19) is slidingly mounted over the graft (14) and a distal portion of the slider (21). The graft (14) is deployed by inserting the tool (10) into the blood vessel, retracting the sheath (19) towards the proximal end of the shaft (18) and over the slider (21). Then the shaft (18) is withdrawn as the slider (21) is held in place to prevent the withdrawal of the graft (14). The sheath (19) is attached at its distal end to the distal end of the shaft (18). |