Patent ID: 6607552
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A stent delivery system comprising:a stent delivery catheter, the stent delivery catheter having a stent retaining region; a stent disposed about at least a portion of the stent retaining region, the stent having an unexpanded state and being expandable to an expanded state; at least one stent retaining sleeve, the at least one sleeve having a tubular double walled construction comprising a first layer and a second layer, a lubricant between the first layer and the second layer, a first portion of the first layer engaging at least a portion of the stent delivery catheter, a second portion of the first layer overlying an end of the stent when the stent is in the unexpanded state, the at least one stent retaining sleeve constructed and arranged to rollingly retract off of the stent when the stent is expanded to the expanded state, whereby during expansion of the stent the at least one sleeve retracts off of the stent.