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Catheter for stent delivery
Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc
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Filing: 1993-02-18
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2013-02-18
Abstract
Abstract A stent delivery catheter system employing a retractable protective sheath for protecting a body lumen from a stent delivered by the catheter. The catheter has a plurality of lumens, with at least one lumen devoted to housing a rod, wire or hypotube that retracts the protective sheath. The lumen housing the retracting member can carry a flushing fluid to purge the distal portion of the catheter.
Inventors
- 👤 Todd H. Turnland
- 👤 Jovito L. Fernando
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 21:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M2025/0183; A61M25/10; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed on said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; means in operative relationship with said protective sheath for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, wherein at least one of said lumens houses a portion of said retracting means, and at least one other of said lumens houses a portion of a guidewire for directing said balloon portion to the site at which treatment is to be rendered.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed on said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; means in operative relationship with said protective sheath for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, wherein at least one of said lumens houses a portion of said retracting means, and at least one other of said lumens houses a portion of a guidewire for directing said balloon portion to the site at which treatment is to be rendered.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The protective sheath stent delivery catheter according to claim 1, wherein: said retracting means is selected from the group consisting of a rod and a wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The protective sheath stent delivery catheter according to claim 2, wherein said retracting means is made from metal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective sheath stent delivery catheter according to claim 2, wherein said retracting means is made from a polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The protective sheath stent delivery catheter according to claim 2, wherein said retracting means is housed by a catheter outer lumen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed on said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; means for guiding said catheter to the site at which treatment is to be rendered; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; means in operative relationship with said protective sheath for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and said catheter having an outer lumen housing said retracting means; wherein said retracting means is selected from the group consisting of a rod and a wire; and a portion of said retracting means exits a longitudinal slit in said catheter outer lumen without said portion extending radially outwardly of said protective sheath.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
114 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed on said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; means for guiding said catheter to the site at which treatment is to be rendered; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; means in operative relationship with said protective sheath for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and said catheter having an outer lumen housing said retracting means; wherein said retracting means is selected from the group consisting of a rod and a wire; and a portion of said retracting means exits a longitudinal slit in said catheter outer lumen without said portion extending radially outwardly of said protective sheath.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The protective sheath stent delivery catheter according to claim 2, further comprising: a guidewire, and wherein said plurality of lumens include an inflation lumen for inflation of said balloon portion and a guidewire lumen for housing said guidewire.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
The protective sheath stent delivery catheter according to claim 7, wherein said guidewire lumen has a longitudinally extending slit, and said guidewire extends through said slit and is disposed both inside said guidewire lumen and outside said guidewire lumen, to facilitate the rapid exchange of said catheter from said guidewire.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The protective sheath stent delivery catheter according to claim 8, wherein: said lumen housing said retracting means carries a fluid for purging said catheter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
92 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed on said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a guidewire; and means in operative relationship with said protective sheath for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; at least three lumens inside said catheter, one of said lumens housing a portion of said retracting means, another of said lumens housing a portion of said guidewire, and still another of said lumens is an inflation lumen for inflating said balloon portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
92 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed on said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a guidewire; and means in operative relationship with said protective sheath for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; at least three lumens inside said catheter, one of said lumens housing a portion of said retracting means, another of said lumens housing a portion of said guidewire, and still another of said lumens is an inflation lumen for inflating said balloon portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The protective sheath stent delivery catheter according to claim 1, wherein said catheter is a fixed wire catheter.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The protective stent delivery catheter according to claim 1, wherein said catheter is an over-the-wire catheter.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
73 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising:. a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member in operative relationship with said protective sheath for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and said catheter having an outer lumen housing said retracting member; and wherein said retracting member exits a longitudinal slit in said catheter outer lumen.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
73 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising:. a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member in operative relationship with said protective sheath for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and said catheter having an outer lumen housing said retracting member; and wherein said retracting member exits a longitudinal slit in said catheter outer lumen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
66 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, at least one said lumen housing said retracting member, said retracting member being made from a polymer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
66 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, at least one said lumen housing said retracting member, said retracting member being made from a polymer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
100 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion, wherein said retracting member is formed from a hypotube that carries a fluid for purging said catheter; a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, at least one said lumen housing said retracting member; and a guidewire, wherein said plurality of lumens includes an inflation lumen for inflation of said balloon portion and a guidewire lumen for housing said guidewire.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
100 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion, wherein said retracting member is formed from a hypotube that carries a fluid for purging said catheter; a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, at least one said lumen housing said retracting member; and a guidewire, wherein said plurality of lumens includes an inflation lumen for inflation of said balloon portion and a guidewire lumen for housing said guidewire.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
122 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, at least one said lumen housing said retracting member; a guidewire, wherein said plurality of lumens include an inflation lumen for inflation of said balloon portion and a guidewire lumen for housing said guidewire; and a longitudinally extending slit in said guidewire lumen, whereby said guidewire extends through said slit and is disposed both inside said guidewire lumen and outside said guidewire lumen to facilitate the rapid exchange of said catheter from said guidewire.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
122 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, at least one said lumen housing said retracting member; a guidewire, wherein said plurality of lumens include an inflation lumen for inflation of said balloon portion and a guidewire lumen for housing said guidewire; and a longitudinally extending slit in said guidewire lumen, whereby said guidewire extends through said slit and is disposed both inside said guidewire lumen and outside said guidewire lumen to facilitate the rapid exchange of said catheter from said guidewire.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
60 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising: a fixed wire catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, at least one said lumen housing said retracting member.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
60 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising: a fixed wire catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, at least one said lumen housing said retracting member.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
71 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, including a guidewire lumen, a retracting lumen, and an inflation lumen, wherein said retracting member is housed within said retracting member lumen.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
71 words
A protective sheath stent delivery catheter for delivering a stent disposed in said catheter, comprising: a catheter having a balloon portion; a protective sheath surrounding said balloon portion; a retracting member for retracting said protective sheath from over said balloon portion; and a plurality of lumens inside said catheter, including a guidewire lumen, a retracting lumen, and an inflation lumen, wherein said retracting member is housed within said retracting member lumen.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-10-31 | 1998-05-02 | 1998-11-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-10-31 | 2002-05-02 | 2002-11-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-10-31 | 2006-05-02 | 2006-11-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |