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Insertion device for stents and methods for use

  • US 6,517,569 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2001
  • Issued: 02/11/2003
  • 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 peel-away sheath having a distal and proximal end and a lumen therethrough, said peel-away sheath slidably disposed within the lumen of said outer sheath, said peel-away sheath possessing at least one slit extending longitudinally from the distal end of said peel-away sheath and ending substantially at the proximal end of said peel-away sheath; and

    an inner sheath having a distal and proximal end and a lumen therethrough, said inner sheath slidably disposed within the lumen of said peel-away sheath, said inner sheath having a distal portion proximally extending from the distal end of said inner sheath to a proximal end of said distal portion, said distal portion adapted to receive at least a portion of a stent.

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