Hybrid sleeve material and structure
US6805702B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0019
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent delivery system comprising a catheter including a stent mounting region. A stent disposed about the stent mounting region of the catheter, the stent having a distal end and a proximal end, the stent further having an unexpanded state and an expanded state. At least one stent retaining sleeve having a first end overlying an end of the stent when the stent is in the unexpanded state, a second end engaged to at least a portion of the catheter adjacent to the stent mounting region. The outside surface of the stent retaining sleeve being composed of a first material, at least a portion of the first end of the inside surface being composed of a second material. The first material having a first predetermined hardness, the second material having a second predetermined hardness, the second predetermined hardness having a higher durometer value than the first predetermined hardness.
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