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Stent Delivery and Deployment System

  • US 20090198317A1
  • Filed: 02/02/2009
  • Published: 08/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of placing a stent into a blood vessel of a patient, said stent having a passage formed axially on a sidewall, said sidewall defining the interior of said stent, said passage sized for slidable engagement on a guide wire therethrough, said guide wire having a distal end and a proximal end, comprising the steps of:

  • inserting a guide wire into a blood vessel of a patient and translating said guide wire such that said distal end of said guide wire is placed in a determined position in the circulatory system of said patient and said proximal end of said guide wire extends from said patient;

    engaging said passage onto said distal end of said wire;

    sliding said stent with said passage engaged on said guide wire, to a positioning point at said distal end of said guide wire;

    employing a means of expanding said stent to seat it into permanent engagement with said blood vessel at said positioning point; and

    repeating said steps if necessary before removing said guide wire from said patient.

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