Pull back sleeve system with compression resistant inner shaft

Abstract

Abstract A stent delivery system for delivering a stent comprising, a stent disposed on the distal end of the catheter, and an inner core, wherein the inner core is resistant to appreciable compression or accordion. The catheter further comprises a first sheath covering a portion of the inner core, wherein at least a portion of the distal end of the inner core is left uncovered by the first sheath, a retractable sheath which covers at least a portion of the stent and a portion of the distal end of the inner core and a retracting means for retracting the distal sheath to release the stent. The present invention also discloses a method of making the retractable sheath for a stent delivery system, comprising the steps of placing a sheath made of material comprising tetrafluoroethylene fluorocarbon polymers or fluorinated ethylene-propylene resins on a mandrel, winding a wire coil around the Teflon® sheath, heating the tubing, cooling the tubing and removing the mandrel and coil.

Inventors

• 👤 Connie Del Toro
• 👤 Dean A. Peterson
• 👤 Susan M. Shoemaker

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