Patent ID: 6960227

Claim:
A method or deploying an expandable stent within a blood vessel to enhance luminal dilation of the blood vessel, the method comprising the steps of: providing an expandable stent and delivery system, said expandable stent mounted on at least one cylindrical member along a core member of said delivery system, said stent having at least one anchor member interlocked within at least one gap along said core member, said gap formed by spaces between a plurality of cylindrical members disposed on said core member, said delivery system including a deployment catheter disposed about said stent maintaining said stent in a constrained configuration; inserting said expandable stent and delivery system into a blood vessel; positioning said expandable stent adjacent to a blockage area within said vessel; moving said deployment catheter proximally allowing said stent to begin expanding within said vessel; further moving said deployment catheter proximally allowing said stent to fully deploy causing said vessel to in crease luminal dilation; and, removing said delivery system from said blood vessel.