Apparatus and method for placement and implantation of a stent
US5192297A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/95
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent delivery system and method in which stent is routed to a desired position within a subject's vessel by means of a guiding catheter and dilation balloon carried by the guiding catheter proximally with respect to the stent is then moved into a position within the stent so as to expand the stent radially for implantation.
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