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Stent retrieval device
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1997-10-01
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Granted: 2000-02-22
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Expires: 2017-10-01
Abstract
Abstract A device and method for retrieving balloon expandable stents. The device can be used with a guide catheter having a balloon angioplasty catheter inserted within. The invention includes a grasping device at the distal end of a shaft and a means for closing the grasping device. In one embodiment, the grasping device includes a reinforced tube having a bound inner sleeve, two inflatable inner balloons and a longitudinal slit. In use, the tube can be slipped over the proximal portion of a balloon catheter shaft extending from a patient, compressed to reduce the profile, advanced over the shaft, through and distally out of a guide catheter, allowed to recover the original profile, advanced over a stent, inflated to grasp the stent distal end within, and retracted proximally into the guide catheter.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Schatz
- 👤 Brooke O. Ren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/1011; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61F2/9522
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A stent retrieval device comprising: an elongate shaft having an inflation lumen and a distal region; a tube, said tube operatively attached to said shaft distal region, wherein said tube includes a proximal shoulder extending proximally from said tube proximal region to said shaft, decreasing proximally in outer diameter and wherein said tube includes a longitudinal slit; and an inflatable balloon within said tube, said balloon being in fluid communication with said shaft inflation lumen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A stent retrieval device comprising: an elongate shaft having an inflation lumen and a distal region; a tube, said tube operatively attached to said shaft distal region, wherein said tube includes a proximal shoulder extending proximally from said tube proximal region to said shaft, decreasing proximally in outer diameter and wherein said tube includes a longitudinal slit; and an inflatable balloon within said tube, said balloon being in fluid communication with said shaft inflation lumen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A stent retrieval device as recited in claim 1, wherein said slit is substantially linear.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A stent retrieval device as recited in claim 2, wherein said tube includes a plurality of reinforcing ribs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A stent retrieval device as recited in claim 3, wherein said tube includes a distal region, said device further comprising a distal receiver, said receiver operatively attached to said tube distal region and tapered, having a distalmost inside diameter greater than a proximalmost inside diameter.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for retrieving a stent comprising: providing a stent retrieval device including an elongate shaft having a distal region, a retrieval tube operatively attached to said shaft distal region, said retrieval tube having at least one inflatable balloon attached within said tube interior, said retrieval tube decreasing in effective inside diameter when said balloon is inflated; inserting an elongate tube intravascularly into a patient, a portion of said elongate tube extending proximally therefrom, a stent being positioned near the distal end of said elongate tube; advancing said retrieval tube distally into said patient; advancing said retrieval tube distal end toward said elongate tube distal end; advancing said retrieval tube distal end until a portion of said stent proximal end is within said retrieval tube distal end, decreasing said retrieval tube effective inside diameter; retracting said retrieval tube containing said stent proximally.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for retrieving a stent comprising: providing a stent retrieval device including an elongate shaft having a distal region, a retrieval tube operatively attached to said shaft distal region, said retrieval tube having at least one inflatable balloon attached within said tube interior, said retrieval tube decreasing in effective inside diameter when said balloon is inflated; inserting an elongate tube intravascularly into a patient, a portion of said elongate tube extending proximally therefrom, a stent being positioned near the distal end of said elongate tube; advancing said retrieval tube distally into said patient; advancing said retrieval tube distal end toward said elongate tube distal end; advancing said retrieval tube distal end until a portion of said stent proximal end is within said retrieval tube distal end, decreasing said retrieval tube effective inside diameter; retracting said retrieval tube containing said stent proximally.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as recited in claim 5, wherein said elongate tube is a guide catheter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as recited in claim 6, wherein said guide catheter has a balloon catheter inserted therethrough, further comprising selecting a section of balloon catheter shaft proximal to said patient's body and moving said retrieval tube over said catheter shaft.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as recited in claim 7, wherein said retrieval tube has a longitudinal slit therethrough, further comprising selecting a section of balloon catheter shaft proximal to said patient's body and moving said retrieval tube slit over said catheter shaft.
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