Patent ID: 6019777
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method for deploying one or more stents in a body lumen, the method comprising the steps of:(a) introducing a catheter shaft into a body lumen;(b) positioning a first stent about a distal end portion of a first tubular sheath, the first stent being configured in a delivery configuration;(c) slidably passing the first tubular sheath over a proximal end of the catheter shaft, thereby introducing the first tubular sheath into the body lumen;(d) positioning the first stent at a first desired location within the body lumen;(e) securing a detachable proximal hub to the proximal end of the catheter shaft; and(f) deploying the first stent at the first desired location, wherein said first stent assumes a deployed configuration.