Patent ID: 7402168
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A stent delivery system for delivering a plurality of stent segments to at least one treatment site, the system comprising: a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of expandable members arranged axially along the catheter shaft near the distal end, each expandable member being expandable independently of at least one other expandable member; and a plurality of stent segments, each expandable member having at least one stent segment positioned thereon; wherein one or more of the stent segments may be deployed independently of one or more other of the stent segments; a selecting mechanism adapted for selecting one or more expandable members for expansion independently of the other expandable members an inflation lumen in the catheter shaft; and a plurality of apertures in communication with the inflation lumen, each aperture being further in communication with at least one of the expandable members, wherein the selecting mechanism comprises an first isolating member movably disposed in the catheter shaft for isolating at least a first of the apertures from at least one other of the apertures and a second isolating member for isolating a second aperture from at least one other aperture.