Patent ID: 7771464
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering overlapping stents in a vessel, comprising: delivering a first stent including a therapeutic coating disposed on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the stent framework, the first stent including one of a visible endpoint or a radiopaque marker; expanding the first stent; delivering a second stent including a therapeutic coating disposed on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the stent framework, the second stent including one of a visible endpoint or a radiopaque marker; positioning the second stent based on the visible endpoint or radiopaque marker of the first stent and the visible endpoint or radiopaque marker of the second stent such that the second stent overlaps the first stent but there is minimal or no overlap of therapeutic coatings of the first and second stents; and expanding the second stent such that the first stent and the second stent overlap in the manner corresponding to their positioning in the positioning step.