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Insertion device for stents and methods for use

  • US 6,093,194 A
  • Filed: 09/14/1998
  • Issued: 07/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stent delivery catheter comprising:

  • an outer sheath having a distal and proximal end and a lumen therethrough;

    a tubular member having a distal and a proximal end and a lumen therethrough, said tubular member slidably disposed in the lumen of said outer sheath, said tubular member ending distally in an elongated tongue having an arc-shaped cross section, said elongated tongue being adapted to receive substantially the full length of a stent; and

    a stent having a distal and proximal end, said stent disposed along said elongated tongue within the lumen of said outer sheath, wherein the distal end of said stent, the distal end of said elongated tongue, and the distal end of said outer sheath are substantially aligned, and wherein said tubular member has a proximal extension extending proximally from the proximal end of said outer sheath.

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