abstract |
A system for providing a vascular prosthesis, comprising: an elongated body (11A, 132) having an end (152), a distal end (156) and a plurality of delivery platforms (160) disposed adjacent the distal end; a sheath (13, 136) having a proximal end (192), a distal end (198) and an elongate sheath body (200) extending therebetween, the sheath being movable relative to the elongate body (132) a first position, wherein the distal end of the sheath is located distal to a distal distal delivery platform, to a second position, wherein the distal end of the sheath is proximal to at least one delivery platform; a plurality of self-expanding vascular prostheses (10, 10 ', 10'', 140), each vascular prosthesis having a plurality of struts forming a plurality of cells and attached to a respective delivery platform, wherein the system is configured to separately place at least two vascular prostheses, one at a time, at a treatment area at spaced locations to provide a gap between the distal end of a proximal vascular prosthesis and the proximal end of a distal vascular prosthesis wherein each self-expanding vascular prosthesis in the plurality of self-expanding vascular prostheses has an ear and a radiopaque marker positioned in the ear. |