Patent ID: 7396362

Claim:
A catheter system for enlargement of a body passageway, said catheter system comprising: a prosthesis having proximal and distal ends and comprising a material having plateau behavior and incomplete hysteresis on unloading; an elongate assembly having proximal and distal regions, said distal region adapted to enter the body passageway while said proximal region extends outside of the body passageway to permit control of said catheter, said assembly comprising: a first member having a prosthesis socket defined in an outer wall thereof and adapted to receive and engage said proximal end of said prosthesis; a second member having a prosthesis socket defined in an outer wall thereof and adapted to receive and engage said distal end of said prosthesis, wherein said first member and said second member are adapted for relative movement and wherein at least one of said first and second members includes a slot defined in and originating in the outer wall and extending to the prosthesis socket thereof.