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Stent delivery system
Assignee: Medtronic Inc
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Filing: 1997-04-29
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2017-04-29
Abstract
Abstract What is disclosed is a stent delivery system comprising an inflation shaft having an expandable balloon sealingly mounted at the distal end thereof and a tubular sheath having the inflation shaft longitudinally running therethrough. The tubular sheath has an expandable sheath at the distal end thereof with the balloon longitudinally running therethrough and an expandable stent mounted on the expandable sheath. Also disclosed is a method of delivering a stent into a body lumen. The method comprises the steps of providing an inflation shaft having an expandable balloon sealingly mounted at the distal end thereof and providing a tubular sheath having the inflation shaft longitudinally running therethrough. The expandable sheath has the balloon longitudinally and slidingly running therethrough, and an expandable stent is mounted on the expandable sheath. The stent is positioned in the body lumen at the treatment site and the balloon is inflated simultaneously with the expandable sheath to deploy the stent.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel F. Tuckey
- 👤 Garry Eugene Rupp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-23 17:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61F2/958
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A stent delivery system comprising: an inflation shaft defining an inflation lumen, the inflation shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the balloon defines a balloon lumen, the proximal end of the balloon being sealingly affixed to the distal end of the inflation shaft; a tubular sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular sheath defining a tubular sheath lumen, the inflation shaft extending longitudinally through the tubular sheath lumen; an expandable sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the expandable sheath being affixed to the distal end of the tubular sheath, the expandable sheath defining an expandable sheath lumen, the balloon extending longitudinally through the expandable sheath lumen; and an expandable stent, the stent having a proximal end and a distal end, the stent being coaxially mounted upon the expandable sheath.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A stent delivery system comprising: an inflation shaft defining an inflation lumen, the inflation shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the balloon defines a balloon lumen, the proximal end of the balloon being sealingly affixed to the distal end of the inflation shaft; a tubular sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular sheath defining a tubular sheath lumen, the inflation shaft extending longitudinally through the tubular sheath lumen; an expandable sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the expandable sheath being affixed to the distal end of the tubular sheath, the expandable sheath defining an expandable sheath lumen, the balloon extending longitudinally through the expandable sheath lumen; and an expandable stent, the stent having a proximal end and a distal end, the stent being coaxially mounted upon the expandable sheath.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
185 words
A stent delivery system comprising: an inflation shaft defining an inflation lumen, the inflation shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the balloon defines a balloon lumen, the proximal end of the balloon being sealingly affixed to the distal end of the inflation shaft; a tubular sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular sheath defining a tubular sheath lumen, the inflation shaft extending longitudinally through the tubular sheath lumen; an expandable sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the expandable sheath being affixed to the distal end of the tubular sheath, the expandable sheath defining an expandable sheath lumen, the balloon extending longitudinally through the expandable sheath lumen; an expandable stent, the stent having a proximal end and a distal end, the stent being coaxially mounted upon the expandable sheath; and an expandable proximal end cap having a proximal end affixed to the distal end of the tubular sheath and a distal end releasingly affixed to the proximal end of the stent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
185 words
A stent delivery system comprising: an inflation shaft defining an inflation lumen, the inflation shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the balloon defines a balloon lumen, the proximal end of the balloon being sealingly affixed to the distal end of the inflation shaft; a tubular sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular sheath defining a tubular sheath lumen, the inflation shaft extending longitudinally through the tubular sheath lumen; an expandable sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the expandable sheath being affixed to the distal end of the tubular sheath, the expandable sheath defining an expandable sheath lumen, the balloon extending longitudinally through the expandable sheath lumen; an expandable stent, the stent having a proximal end and a distal end, the stent being coaxially mounted upon the expandable sheath; and an expandable proximal end cap having a proximal end affixed to the distal end of the tubular sheath and a distal end releasingly affixed to the proximal end of the stent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
185 words
A stent delivery system comprising: an inflation shaft defining an inflation lumen, the inflation shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the balloon defines a balloon lumen, the proximal end of the balloon being sealingly affixed to the distal end of the inflation shaft; a tubular sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular sheath defining a tubular sheath lumen, the inflation shaft extending longitudinally through the tubular sheath lumen; an expandable sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the expandable sheath being affixed to the distal end of the tubular sheath, the expandable sheath defining an expandable sheath lumen, the balloon extending longitudinally through the expandable sheath lumen; an expandable stent, the stent having a proximal end and a distal end, the stent being coaxially mounted upon the expandable sheath; and an expandable distal end cap having a distal end affixed to the distal end of the expandable sheath and a proximal end releasingly affixed to the distal end of the stent,and
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
185 words
A stent delivery system comprising: an inflation shaft defining an inflation lumen, the inflation shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the balloon defines a balloon lumen, the proximal end of the balloon being sealingly affixed to the distal end of the inflation shaft; a tubular sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the tubular sheath defining a tubular sheath lumen, the inflation shaft extending longitudinally through the tubular sheath lumen; an expandable sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the expandable sheath being affixed to the distal end of the tubular sheath, the expandable sheath defining an expandable sheath lumen, the balloon extending longitudinally through the expandable sheath lumen; an expandable stent, the stent having a proximal end and a distal end, the stent being coaxially mounted upon the expandable sheath; and an expandable distal end cap having a distal end affixed to the distal end of the expandable sheath and a proximal end releasingly affixed to the distal end of the stent,and
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein a guidewire shaft longitudinally extends through the inflation shaft lumen and through the balloon lumen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the stent is formed of a helical coil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 2 or 3 wherein the balloon is slidingly disposed within the expandable sheath.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 further comprising a means for advancing the balloon distally from the expandable sheath.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 further comprising a means for retracting the balloon proximally into the expandable sheath.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the expandable sheath comprises an elastomeric material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the expandable sheath has a length at least as long as the balloon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the expandable sheath is more flexible than the tubular sheath.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1 further comprising a means for releasably retaining the stent on the expandable sheath.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the balloon has an expanded diameter which is larger than an expanded diameter of the expandable sheath.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the balloon has an unexpanded diameter which is smaller than an unexpanded diameter of the expandable sheath.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A stent delivery system according to claim 1 wherein the balloon and inflation shaft can be slidingly received within the tubular sheath lumen and within the expandable sheath lumen.
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