Patent ID: 6017324
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A method of deploying a tubular stent to treat a site within a body lumen using a bifurcated balloon, comprising the steps of:providing a catheter of the type having an elongate, flexible, tubular body; and an inflatable bifurcated balloon on the tubular body, wherein the bifurcated balloon has a proximal segment and a distal segment, and wherein the proximal segment has a proximal end and the distal segment has two distal ends;positioning an expandable tubular stent on the bifurcated balloon;positioning the catheter within a body lumen adjacent a treatment site;inflating the bifurcated balloon to expand the tubular stent; andproviding a RF current generator, wherein a RF current is delivered through an electrical conductor to the tubular stent to treat the site.