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Stent delivery system with coaxial catheter handle

  • US 5,391,172 A
  • Filed: 05/24/1993
  • Issued: 02/21/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stent delivery system comprising:

  • a stent delivery catheter assembly having a delivery catheter, a handle housing coaxially positioned on a proximal end of said delivery catheter, a balloon portion on a distal end of said delivery catheter, a stent mounted on said balloon portion, and a sheath overlying said delivery catheter and adapted for relative axial movement with respect to said delivery catheter; and

    a plunger assembly enclosed by said handle housing, said plunger assembly connected to said sheath, whereby movement of said plunger assembly proximally provides relative motion between said sheath and said delivery catheter, to retract said sheath proximally from overlying said stent on said balloon portion.

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