Stent keeper for a self-expanding stent delivery system
US6287329A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/0095
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery apparatus including an outer sheath, made from an elongated tubular member having distal and proximal ends. The apparatus further includes a self-expanding stent located within the distal end of the sheath along a load area. The stent makes frictional contact with the inner layer of said sheath. Lastly, the apparatus includes a readily removable member or keeper, which is disposed along the outer sheath along at least a portion of the load area. The member has sufficient rigidity to prevent the outer sheath from expanding along the load area prior to delivery of the stent.
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