| abstract |
A system for providing a vascular prosthesis comprising: an elongate body (11A, 132) comprising an end (152), a distal end (156), and a plurality of delivery platforms (160) disposed adjacent the distal end; an introducer sheath (13, 136) having a proximal end (192), a distal end (198) and an elongated introducer sheath body (200) extending therebetween, the introducer sheath being moveable relative to the elongate body (132) first position, in which the distal end of the introducer sheath is located distal to a distal delivery platform, to a second position, wherein the distal end of the introducer sheath is proximal to at least one delivery platform; and a plurality of self-expanding vascular prostheses (10, 10 ', 10 ", 140), each vascular prosthesis having a plurality of struts forming a plurality of closed cells disposed on a respective delivery platform. wherein the system is configured to separately place at least two vascular prostheses, one at a location spaced apart from each other in a treatment area, such that a gap exists between the distal end of a proximal vascular prosthesis and the proximal end of a distal vascular prosthesis is provided. |