Patent ID: 6287314
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A61F,A61L,A61M,B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
An intravascular catheter system for implanting a stent in a patient's body, comprising:a) a catheter having an elongated shaft with proximal and distal ends and an inflation lumen extending within at least a portion of a distal shaft section to a location spaced proximally from the distal end;b) an essentially wingless radially expansive uninflated compliant balloon formed of polymeric material, mounted on the distal section of the catheter shaft, with an interior chamber in fluid communication with the inflation lumen; andc) an expandable stent disposed about and mounted onto the essentially wingless uninflated balloon so that radial expansion of the balloon expands the stent mounted thereon and implants the stent in the body.