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Stent and catheter assembly and method for treating bifurcations

  • US 7,708,772 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2005
  • Issued: 05/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A catheter system for deploying a Y-shaped stent in a bifurcation, comprising:

  • a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;

    a bifurcated balloon attached to the distal end of said catheter shaft, said balloon having first and second branches, each branch having a distal end, said balloon having a first configuration wherein said distal ends of said branches converge and a second configuration wherein said distal ends of said branches diverge; and

    a first guide wire for converting said balloon from said first configuration to said second configuration wherein said first guide wire extends through said first branch of said balloon, and wherein said first guide wire engages the distal end of said second branch of said balloon to maintain the balloon in said first configuration.

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