Self-expanding stent delivery system
US6391050B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/9517
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent delivery catheter is provided with a retractable sheath operated by a pull wire in mechanical communication with the sheath. The pullwire is carried in a pullwire lumen and exits from the pullwire lumen through an axial slit in the distal end of the pullwire lumen. The length of the axial slit is at least equal to the length of the sheath to be retracted to expose the stent for deployment.
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