End sleeve coating for stent delivery
US6331186A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9586
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent delivery system which utilizes a stent delivery catheter to deliver a stent into a body lumen. The stent delivery catheter being equipped with at least one stent retaining sleeve. The at least one stent retaining sleeve having an inside diameter and an outside diameter. The inside diameter having a surface which is lubricious.
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