Patent ID: 11938047
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A stent delivery system comprising:
an outer tubular member having a lumen extending therethrough;
an inner member having a distal tip and a stent holding region proximal of the distal tip, the inner member slidingly disposed through the lumen of the outer tubular member with the outer tubular member surrounding the stent holding region while a distal end of the outer tubular member engages the distal tip;
a first seal member disposed between the inner member and the outer tubular member proximal of the stent holding region; and
a second seal member disposed between the inner member and the outer tubular member distal of the stent holding region;
wherein a combination of the first and second seal members defines a liquid-tight sealed chamber therebetween and surrounding the stent holding region;
wherein inner member includes a lumen extending to at least one port in fluid communication with the liquid-tight sealed chamber, the at least one port disposed along the stent holding region; and
a stent disposed within the liquid-tight sealed chamber radially between the inner member and the outer tubular member, the stent positioned between the first seal member and the second seal member along the stent holding region.