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

Claim 11:
12. An extravascular 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,
the one or more internal structural members comprising a plurality of wires and a plurality of directional loops, wherein each directional loop of the plurality of directional loops is fixedly coupled to at least one wire of the plurality of wires and respectively angularly oriented to define a pathway and deflect the distal end portion of the catheter towards the wall of the body lumen.