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Method of stent delivery through an elongate softenable sheath
Assignee: Cordis Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-01
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Granted: 1995-09-26
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Expires: 2014-03-01
Abstract
Abstract The stent delivery method and apparatus uses an elongate sheath having a rounded or tapered distal end portion which has a central opening and which is constructed in a manner that permits the distal end portion to expand easily. The method comprises the steps of: placing a stent on a balloon catheter or a balloon on a balloon guidewire thereby forming a stent on a balloon assembly; placing the stent on a balloon assembly in the elongate sheath having an elongate axis; pushing the sheath and stent on a balloon assembly to a desired site in the lumen of a vessel; positioning the stent on a balloon assembly at the desired site; withdrawing the sheath from the stent on a balloon assembly causing the distal end portion of the sheath to expand to pass over the stent and leaving the stent and balloon at the desired site in the lumen; expanding the balloon and stent to expand the stent to a desired diameter; collapsing the balloon; and, removing the balloon and the sheath from the lumen. The central opening permits a guidewire tip to extend therethrough.
Inventors
- 👤 Susana Martinez
- 👤 Margaret F. Yoklavich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61F2/958
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
A method for delivering a stent to a desired site in a lumen of a vessel, said method comprising the steps of: placing a stent on a balloon of a balloon assembly thereby forming a stent on a balloon assembly; placing the stent on a balloon assembly in an elongate sheath having an elongate axis and having a distal end portion which is made of a warm, liquid softenable material, which reduces in cross-section toward a distal end of the elongate sheath and which has a central opening in the distal end of the sheath; pushing the sheath and stent on a balloon assembly to the desired site in the lumen of the vessel; positioning the stent on a balloon assembly at the desired site; causing the distal end of the sheath to expand by softening the sheath material with a warm, physiologically compatible softening liquid; withdrawing the sheath proximally from the stent on a balloon assembly to cause the distal end portion to expand and to pass over the stent leaving the stent and the balloon at the desired site in the lumen of the vessel; expanding the balloon and stent to expand the stent to a desired diameter; collapsing the balloon; and, removing the balloon and the sheath from the lumen.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
213 words
A method for delivering a stent to a desired site in a lumen of a vessel, said method comprising the steps of: placing a stent on a balloon of a balloon assembly thereby forming a stent on a balloon assembly; placing the stent on a balloon assembly in an elongate sheath having an elongate axis and having a distal end portion which is made of a warm, liquid softenable material, which reduces in cross-section toward a distal end of the elongate sheath and which has a central opening in the distal end of the sheath; pushing the sheath and stent on a balloon assembly to the desired site in the lumen of the vessel; positioning the stent on a balloon assembly at the desired site; causing the distal end of the sheath to expand by softening the sheath material with a warm, physiologically compatible softening liquid; withdrawing the sheath proximally from the stent on a balloon assembly to cause the distal end portion to expand and to pass over the stent leaving the stent and the balloon at the desired site in the lumen of the vessel; expanding the balloon and stent to expand the stent to a desired diameter; collapsing the balloon; and, removing the balloon and the sheath from the lumen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said sheath is made of a polymer plastic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of causing the distal end portion of the sheath to expand includes the step of placing spaced apart, axially extending slits in the distal end portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of causing the distal end portion of the sheath to expand includes the step of placing spaced apart, axially extending, areas of reduced thickness in the wall of the sheath distal end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of causing the distal end portion of the sheath to expand includes the step of injecting the softening liquid into the sheath to expose the distal end of said sheath to the softening liquid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said liquid is a saline solution.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said softening liquid is a heated liquid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said stent is made of a polymer plastic material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said stent is made of a metal material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said sheath has a rounded distal end.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said sheath has a conical shaped distal end.
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