Patent ID: 11883309
Assignee: CEREVASC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 4:
5. An etravascular access system, comprising:
a tubular stent configured to be deployed in a body lumen, the tubular stent having
a sidewall defining a lumen, a proximal end opening, and an internal scaffolding disposed in the lumen and comprising one or more internal structural members; and
an elongate access catheter having a distal end portion configured to access the body lumen,
wherein when the tubular stent is deployed in the body lumen, and the distal end portion of the catheter is inserted into the proximal end opening of the tubular stent, the one or more internal structural members of the stent deflect the distal end portion of the catheter towards a wall of the body lumen,
wherein the tubular stent defines a longitudinal axis, and wherein the one or more internal structural members of the tubular stent deflect the distal end portion of the catheter through an opening in the sidewall of the tubular stent, and
wherein the one or more internal structural members of the tubular stent deflect the distal end portion of the catheter through the sidewall opening of the tubular stent at an angle that is at least 45° relative to the longitudinal axis of the tubular stent.