Stent delivery system with securement and deployment accuracy
CA 2521759 C · Owner: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · Inventors: Gunderson, Richard
Overview
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A method and apparatus for reducing the longitudinal aspect of the catheter to stent force comprises at least one grip member for use with a stent delivery system. The grip engages a stent in the unexpanded state prior to delivery of the stent by retracting a stent retaining sheath. The grip comprises a body region having an outer diameter, a first end and a second end. The outer diameter of the first end is greater than the outer diameter of the second end. The grip is at least partially constructed from a polymeric material.
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- Filed April 7, 2004 and granted February 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 7, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by April 7, 2026.
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