×

Stent removal from a body

  • US 20070027520A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2005
  • Published: 02/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for capturing a stent, comprising:

  • inflating a balloon on a catheter;

    engaging a stent with a socket defined by a surface of the balloon, the surface inwardly sloped toward a lumen of the catheter; and

    retracting a portion of the stent through the socket and into the lumen.

View all claims
  • 8 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×