Process for loading a stent onto a stent delivery system
First Claim
1. A stent delivery system having a contracted delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration, the stent delivery system comprising:
- a stent having a plurality of expandable elements and a plurality of interstices disposed between adjacent expandable elements; and
a delivery catheter having an inflatable balloon comprising creases extending non-uniformly within the interstices of the stent in the contracted delivery configuration, each crease defining a maximum radial height within a corresponding interstice, wherein the maximum radial heights of the creases vary.
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Abstract
Stent delivery system having a contracted delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration is provided. The stent delivery system includes a stent having a plurality of expandable elements and a plurality of interstices disposed between adjacent expandable elements, and a delivery catheter having an inflatable balloon including creases extending non-uniformly within the interstices of the stent in the contracted delivery configuration. Each crease defines a maximum radial height within a corresponding interstice, and the maximum radial heights of the creases vary. A method for stenting at a target site within a patient'"'"'s vessel including providing a stent delivery system is also provided.
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1. A stent delivery system having a contracted delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration, the stent delivery system comprising:
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a stent having a plurality of expandable elements and a plurality of interstices disposed between adjacent expandable elements; and a delivery catheter having an inflatable balloon comprising creases extending non-uniformly within the interstices of the stent in the contracted delivery configuration, each crease defining a maximum radial height within a corresponding interstice, wherein the maximum radial heights of the creases vary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for stenting at a target site within a patient'"'"'s vessel, the method comprising:
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providing a stent delivery system comprising a stent having a plurality of expandable elements and a plurality of interstices disposed between adjacent expandable elements and a delivery catheter with an inflatable balloon having creases extending non-uniformly within the interstices of the stent, each crease defining a maximum radial height within a corresponding interstice, wherein the maximum radial heights of the creases vary; percutaneously delivering the stent delivery system to the target site within the patient'"'"'s vessel in the contracted delivery configuration; and expanding the stent delivery system to an expanded deployed configuration, wherein the balloon is inflated, the interstices of the stent open, and the stent engages the target site. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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