STENT LOADING AND DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING A LOADING BASKET LOCK MECHANISM
First Claim
1. A stent loading and delivery system, the delivery system comprising:
- an inner elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, an intermediate elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end in sliding relationship to said inner elongate tubular member and an external elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end in sliding relationship to said intermediate elongate tubular member, said intermediate elongate tubular member comprising a stop mechanism at its proximal end and disposed about the circumference of the intermediate elongate tubular member, the stop mechanism having an unexpanded state and an expanded state, the stop mechanism in the expanded state prevents the external elongate tubular member permanently from moving in a proximal direction to a point beyond the stop mechanism.
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Abstract
A stent loading and delivery system, the delivery system comprising an inner elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, an intermediate elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end in sliding relationship to said inner elongate tubular member and an external elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end in sliding relationship to said intermediate elongate tubular member, said intermediate elongate tubular member comprising a stop mechanism at its proximal end, wherein the stop mechanism prevents the external elongate tubular member from being slid past the stop mechanism when the external elongate tubular member is slid in a proximal direction.
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1. A stent loading and delivery system, the delivery system comprising:
an inner elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, an intermediate elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end in sliding relationship to said inner elongate tubular member and an external elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end in sliding relationship to said intermediate elongate tubular member, said intermediate elongate tubular member comprising a stop mechanism at its proximal end and disposed about the circumference of the intermediate elongate tubular member, the stop mechanism having an unexpanded state and an expanded state, the stop mechanism in the expanded state prevents the external elongate tubular member permanently from moving in a proximal direction to a point beyond the stop mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A stent loading and delivery system comprising:
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an inner elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, the inner elongate tubular member having a proximal handle at the proximal end of the inner elongate tubular member; an intermediate elongate tubular member in sliding relationship with the inner elongate tubular member, the intermediate elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, the intermediate elongate tubular member having an intermediate handle, the intermediate handle having a first position and a second position, in the second position the intermediate handle is adjacent the proximal handle; an external elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, the external elongate tubular member overlying at least a portion of the intermediate elongate tubular member and in sliding relationship therewith, the external elongate tubular member having a distal handle at the proximal end of the elongate external tubular member, the distal handle having a proximal position and a distal position; and a stop mechanism disposed about the circumference at the proximal end of the intermediate elongate tubular member at a point corresponding to the proximal position of the intermediate handle of the intermediate elongate tubular member, the stop mechanism having a first unexpanded state and a second expanded state; wherein when the distal handle of the external elongate tubular member is in the first proximal position, the proximal end of the external elongate tubular member overlies the stop mechanism and the stop mechanism is in its unexpanded state and when the distal handle of the external elongate tubular member is in the second distal position, the stop mechanism is exposed and is in its expanded state, the stop mechanism in its expanded state prevents the distal handle and external elongate tubular member permanently from moving to a point beyond the stop mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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