Claims
- 1. A stent deployment system for introducing a self-expanding stent into a body vessel, comprising:
an inner catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being attached to a tip, the inner catheter permitting passage of a guidewire therethrough; a reinforcing spring element surrounding the inner catheter for resisting compression and providing flexibility for moving through a body vessel; an abutment element attached to a distal end of the reinforcing spring element for preventing axial movement of the self-expanding stent in a proximal direction; and an outer catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being attached to a movable member, the distal end surrounding the self-expanding stent, wherein movement of the movable member retracts the outer catheter to release the self-expanding stent.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/409,210, filed Nov. 30, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,514,261, which claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/102,498, filed Sep. 30, 1998, each of which are expressly incorporated by reference herein.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60102498 |
Sep 1998 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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09409210 |
Sep 1999 |
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10357985 |
Feb 2003 |
US |