Combined shaped balloon and stent protector
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Abstract
A stent delivery catheter comprising a catheter shaft and balloon engaged thereto. The balloon being inflatable from a first inflation state to a first expanded state as well as to a second expanded state. The balloon having a stent mounting region for retaining and delivery of a stent therefrom, and at least one adjacent region. The stent mounting region having a first diameter and the at least one adjacent region having a second diameter. In the first inflation state the first diameter being less than the second diameter. In the first expanded state the first diameter being no greater than the second diameter. In the second expanded state the first diameter being greater than the second diameter. The stent being retained on the stent mounting region by engagement of the at least one adjacent portion and at least one retractable stent retaining sleeve.
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48 Claims
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1-33. -33. (Cancelled)
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34. A medical balloon comprising:
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a stent mounting region and a pair of adjacent end regions, the balloon being inflatable from a first inflation state to a second inflation state, in the first inflation state the stent mounting region having a diameter less than that of the adjacent end regions, the stent mounting region having a first rate of expansion and the at adjacent region having a second rate of expansion, the first rate of expansion being greater than the second rate of expansion, whereby when the balloon is inflated from the first inflation state to the second inflation state by a predetermined inflation pressure the diameter of the stent mounting region is at least as large as the diameter of the adjacent and regions. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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