Method and apparatus for delivering a stent into a body lumen
CA 2470573 A1 · Owner: Linvatec Biomaterials, Inc. · Inventors: Clerc, Claude O.; Fischer, Kimberly Ann
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A method and apparatus for delivering a stent (205) including, but not , limited to, a self-expanding stent into a body lumen. The apparatus (200) comprises an outer tube (203) having a proximal end and a distal end and sized to hold a stent (205) therein in a radially constricted condition an inner , tube (201) within the outer tube (203) and having a proximal end and a distal end, and a holding element (207) comprising one or more inflatable balloons carried on the inner tube (201) at the location of the loaded stent. The balloon (207) can be inflated prior to the procedure so that the bottom (207) presses against the inner surface of the outer tube (203) trapping the stent in its …
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- Filed December 18, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 18, 2022.
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