Patent ID: 7198637
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a system for treating a vascular condition; comprising: providing a catheter, the catheter including an inflatable balloon; positioning a stent over the balloon; positioning a sheath over the stent; applying an adhesive material between an inner surface of the stent and an outer surface of the balloon, the adhesive having a melting point of at least one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (140° F.); heating the adhesive material to above the melting point of the adhesive material; cooling the adhesive material to below the melting point of the adhesive material to provide an adhesive bond that retains the stent to the catheter during vascular delivery, wherein the stent is released from the balloon following inflation and deflation of the balloon at a treatment site; and removing the sheath after cooling the adhesive material.