Patent ID: 6330884
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A method of delivering an expandable stent across a channel connecting a vein to an adjacent artery, the method comprising the steps of:providing a stent delivery device including an elongate member comprising a distal end, the elongate member comprising an expandable member and a nose cone on the distal end, and a stent in a contracted condition on the expandable member;inserting the elongate member into an outer sheath to cover the stent, the outer sheath engaging the nose cone to provide a substantially smooth transition therebetween;advancing the distal end of the elongate member along the vein until the nose cone is advanced into the channel;positioning the stent across the channel;withdrawing the outer sheath proximally to expose the stent within the channel;expanding the stent to an enlarged condition within the channel with the expandable member; andwithdrawing the elongate member from the patient's body.