Patent ID: 6102942
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method for inserting a stent/graft into a blood vessel at a specific location using a stent/graft deployment system comprising a catheter, a stent/graft preloaded within said catheter prior to insertion of said catheter into the blood vessel, an inner tube at least partially disposed within the catheter, and a tip connected to a distal portion of the inner tube and having a stent/graft engagement means for engaging the stent/graft, comprising the steps of:a) inserting the catheter into the blood vessel of a patient;b) roughly positioning the catheter within the blood vessel;c) partially deploying the stent/graft by pulling back the catheter relative to the inner tube;d) fine tuning the positioning of the partially deployed stent/graft; ande) fully deploying the stent/graft by disengaging the stent/graft from the stent/graft engagement means.