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Stent loading tool
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1999-06-04
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Granted: 2000-11-21
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Expires: 2019-06-04
Abstract
Abstract The present invention describes a device for delivering a stent to a bodily stricture. The delivery device advantageously includes a funnel shaped distal end configured to facilitate compressing the stent onto the delivery device. The funnel may further include a tear away strip suitable for separating the funnel from the delivery device.
Inventors
- 👤 Susan Irene Shelso
- 👤 Mark Allan Blaskowski
- 👤 Doreen Mae Borgmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61F2/9522; A61F2/9525
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A stent delivery device comprising: an elongate member having a distal portion; a tube slideably mounted about the distal portion of the member, the tube having a distal end; and a stent loading funnel mounted on the distal end of the tube and comprising a peel away means for removing the stent loading funnel after the stent has been mounted on the delivery device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A stent delivery device comprising: an elongate member having a distal portion; a tube slideably mounted about the distal portion of the member, the tube having a distal end; and a stent loading funnel mounted on the distal end of the tube and comprising a peel away means for removing the stent loading funnel after the stent has been mounted on the delivery device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The peel away means of claim 1 further comprising a tear away strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The tear away strip of claim 2 wherein the tear away strip tears in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the delivery device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
83 words
An assembly for delivering an endoprosthesis to a bodily stricture comprising: an exterior tube; and an interior member slideably mounted within the exterior tube, the interior member configured to constrain the endoprosthesis relative to the exterior tube; and a funnel surrounding the interior member adjacent a distal end of the exterior tube and comprising a tear away strip, the funnel assisting the endoprosthesis in transitioning from an uncompressed state to a compressed state as the exterior tube is slid over the interior tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
An assembly for delivering an endoprosthesis to a bodily stricture comprising: an exterior tube; and an interior member slideably mounted within the exterior tube, the interior member configured to constrain the endoprosthesis relative to the exterior tube; and a funnel surrounding the interior member adjacent a distal end of the exterior tube and comprising a tear away strip, the funnel assisting the endoprosthesis in transitioning from an uncompressed state to a compressed state as the exterior tube is slid over the interior tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
The funnel of claim 4 further comprising: a distal portion having an inner diameter which decreases proximally; a body portion located proximally to the distal portion and having a generally constant inner diameter; and an annular ledge defined by a reduced inner diameter portion of the funnel located at the transition between the distal portion and the body portion, the ledge configured to seat the funnel about the distal end of the exterior tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The interior member of claim 4 further comprising an at least one marker band.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The assembly of claim 4 further comprising a jacket member fixedly attached to the interior member, the jacket configured to prevent movement of the endoprosthesis relative to the exterior or interior tubes.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of mounting an endoprosthesis on a delivery device comprising: providing a stent, a loading tool having an interior tube slideably mounted within an exterior tube and a loading funnel attached to a distal end of the exterior tube, the loading funnel having a tear away strip suitable for detaching the funnel from the exterior tube; loading an uncompressed endoprosthesis about the delivery device; advancing the exterior tube over the stent and thereby causing the endoprosthesis to be compressed about the delivery device; and removing the loading funnel by tearing away the tear away strip.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of mounting an endoprosthesis on a delivery device comprising: providing a stent, a loading tool having an interior tube slideably mounted within an exterior tube and a loading funnel attached to a distal end of the exterior tube, the loading funnel having a tear away strip suitable for detaching the funnel from the exterior tube; loading an uncompressed endoprosthesis about the delivery device; advancing the exterior tube over the stent and thereby causing the endoprosthesis to be compressed about the delivery device; and removing the loading funnel by tearing away the tear away strip.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of mounting an endoprosthesis on a delivery device of claim 8 further comprising abutting the endoprosthesis against a marker band, the marker band affixed to the loading tool.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of mounting an endoprosthesis on a delivery device of claim 8 further comprising manually compressing the endoprosthesis prior to the step of advancing the exterior tube over the stent.
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