Patent ID: 6981984

Claim:
A catheter system for balloon angioplasty and the delivery out a stent within the vessel of a patient comprising: (a) a catheter having a proximal end and distal end, said catheter having a wall provided with an aperture in communication with the vessel of the patient, said catheter including: (i) a first passageway having a proximal end and a distal end; (ii) a second passageway spaced-apart from said first passageway, said second passageway having an inlet and an outlet; (iii) a third passageway spaced-apart from said first passageway, said third passageway having an inlet and an outlet; (b) a guide wire movable within said first passageway; (c) valve means disposed within said first passageway within which said guide wire is movable for opening and closing said passageway, said valve means being moved from a closed position to an open position by movement of said guide wire; (d) a radially expandable stent mounted on said cannula proximate said outlet of one of said first, second and third passageways; (e) an angioplasty balloon mounted on said cannula proximate said distal end thereof, said angioplasty balloon being in communication with said outlet of one of said first, second and third passageways; and (f) an aspirating pump in communication with said first passageway for aspirating material from the vessel of the patient via the aperture provided in the catheter wall.