Patent ID: 6174327
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
In combination:a catheter including an elongated catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a balloon supported at the distal end and an inflation lumen extending therethrough and in fluid communication with the balloon; anda stent deployment device including a tubular member having a proximal and distal end slidably coupleable along the catheter shaft and the tubular member including an expandable stent sheath expandable between a first diameter dimension and a second diameter dimension for deployment of a stent supported thereby, the length of the tubular member being sized so that the length of the balloon is at least approximately as long as the stent sheath and a length of the tubular member between the proximal end and distal end does not extend along a substantial length of the catheter shaft, the proximal end of the tubular member being without circumferential connection to a support tube for operation and use.