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Intracranial stent and method of use

  • US 8,663,304 B2
  • Filed: 06/10/2008
  • Issued: 03/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treating a diseased blood vessel of the brain of a patient, said method comprising:

  • percutaneously inserting a self-expanding stent into a carotid artery of the patient and navigating the stent mounted on a delivery catheter through the carotid artery and into the blood vessel of the brain, the blood vessel having an aneurysm, wherein the stent comprises two overlapping edges that extend along a longitudinal axis of the stent;

    ejecting the stent from the delivery catheter into the blood vessel;

    inserting a treatment device through a wall of the stent and into the aneurysm, thereby treating the aneurysm;

    withdrawing the stent, at least partially, into the delivery catheter; and

    removing the delivery catheter and removing the stent.

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