Patent ID: 6592568
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A stent delivery catheter comprising:a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, a length extending therebetween, and at least one inflation lumen extending along at least a portion of the length; a first inflation member having a first material, the first inflation member further having a proximal end, a distal end and an expandable region therebetween, the expandable region of the first inflation member being expandable to a first diameter; a second inflation member having a second material, the second inflation member further having a proximal end, a distal end and an expandable region therebetween coaxially disposed within the first inflation member, the expandable region of the second inflation member being expandable to a second diameter; a stent disposed over the first inflation member; wherein the second inflation member includes a line of weakness over a portion thereof; and wherein the line of weakness is a scoring.