Stent delivery system having retention structure

US8979824B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael D. Amos · Ayer, US
• John Lane · Manchester, US
• Jacob Graham · Watertown, US
• Gary J. Leanna · Holden, US
• Andrew K. Hollett · Waltham, US
• Michal Weisman · Fair Lawn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 17, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 15, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/0096
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A stent delivery system including an elongate shaft of a medical device, a stent selectively coupled to a distal portion of the elongate shaft, and a coupling mechanism for selectively coupling the stent to the elongate shaft by inserting a tab on one of the stent or the elongate shaft into an opening in the other of the stent or the elongate shaft. The tab may be deflected from a first position to a second position to disengage the tab from the opening.