Patent ID: 8167929
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for delivering a stent to a bifurcated vessel, the system comprising: a stent delivery catheter having an outer perimeter, the stent delivery catheter comprising: and a stent disposed on the balloon; a catheter configured for insertion into a first branch of the bifurcated vessel, the catheter comprising a shaft including a distal terminal portion and a tapered distal tip extending along a longitudinal axis; an aperture through a lateral side of the terminal portion of the shaft of the catheter, the aperture defining a port, the port being sized so as to allow passage therethrough of the stent delivery device configured to place the stent proximate an ostium of a second branch of the bifurcated vessel, the port facing outward from the longitudinal axis of the catheter in a first radial direction; at least one position indicator included on the terminal portion of the catheter proximate the port; and expandable means for selectively positioning the at least one position indicator proximate an ostium of the bifurcated vessel, the expandable means being positioned on the lateral side of the terminal portion of the shaft of the catheter opposite the port, no portion of the expandable means extending beyond any portion of the aperture in the first radial direction during expansion of the expandable means.