Stent delivery catheter system and method of implanting a self-expanding stent with embolic protection
US7776080B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter system and method for implanting an endoprosthesis such as a stent at a treatment site in a patient's body lumen. The catheter provides a complete system for stent delivery, dilatation, and delivery and/or recovery of an expandable device, such as an embolic protection device, adjacent to the treatment site in the body lumen.
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