Stent delivery system, stent placement method, and stent attachment method
US8298276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent delivery system which is inserted into an endoscope and is for placing a stent inside a body cavity, this stent delivery system being provided with a long pusher catheter which is flexible; a guide catheter which can pass through the lumen of the pusher catheter in a freely advancing and retracting manner; and a stent which is disposed to the front end of the pusher catheter, and has a cylindrical stent main body into which the guide catheter can be inserted, and a grip piece that is attached so as to extend from the main body and consists of a long narrow member that is pliable and can be disposed in the space between the guide catheter when it is inserted into the lumen of the pusher catheter.
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