Patent ID: 6533755
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A stent delivery assembly comprising:a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein an inflation lumen extends therethrough; an inflatable member having a proximal end, a distal end and an expandable region therebetween, the expandable region of the inflatable member being in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, further wherein the proximal end of the inflatable member is affixed to the catheter shaft at a first attachment site and the distal end of the inflatable member is attached to the catheter shaft at a second attachment site, and further wherein, prior to inflation, a portion of the expandable region of the inflatable member extends over at least a portion of both the first and second attachment sites; and an expandable stent placed upon at least a section of the expandable region of the inflatable member that extends over at least a portion of both the first and second attachment sites.