Patent ID: 6695862
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A stent delivery system comprising:a delivery catheter having an inner tubular member having a region for mounting a compressed stent thereon with a tip assembly including a tip component having a tapered shape which facilitates the insertion and delivery of the delivery catheter in a patient's body vessel attached to the mounting region and an outer tubular member having a restraining sheath overlying a portion of said inner tubular member, the outer tubular member and restraining sheath being adapted for axial movement with respect to said inner tubular member, the tip component being made from a polymeric material compounded with a radiopaque substance and including a wire coil molded into the polymeric material; and a housing assembly having a pull-back handle slidably mounted on a base, said inner tubular member having a proximal end attached to said base and said outer tubular member having a proximal end attached to said pull-back handle wherein movement of said pull-back handle proximally retracts said restraining sheath proximally from the compressed stent on the inner tubular member, while the inner tubular member remains stationary.