Method of delivering a stent with a side opening
US6596020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of aligning a side opening in a primary stent in registry with the ostium of a branch vessel includes advancing a first guidewire through a primary vessel such that a distal end of the first guidewire extends past an intersection of the primary vessel and the branch vessel, advancing a catheter over the first guidewire to the intersection of the primary vessel and the branch vessel. A second guidewire is advanced out of the stent through the side opening and into the branch vessel.
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