PULL BACK SLEEVE SYSTEM WITH COMPRESSION RESISTANT INNER SHAFT

A stent delivery system for delivering a stent comprising, a stent disposed on the distal end of the catheter, and an inner core, wherein the inner core is resistant to appreciable compression or accordion. The catheter further comprises a first sheath covering a portion of the inner core, wherein a...

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Hauptverfasser:	DEL TORO, CONNIE, PETERSON, DEAN A, SHOEMAKER, SUSAN M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	A stent delivery system for delivering a stent comprising, a stent disposed on the distal end of the catheter, and an inner core, wherein the inner core is resistant to appreciable compression or accordion. The catheter further comprises a first sheath covering a portion of the inner core, wherein at least a portion of the distal end of the inner core is left uncovered by the first sheath, a retractable sheath which covers at least a portion of the stent and a portion of the distal end of the inner core and a retracting means for retracting the distal sheath to release the stent. The present invention also discloses a method of making the retractable sheath for a stent delivery system, comprising the steps of placing a sheath made of material comprising tetrafluoroethylene fluorocarbon polymers or fluorinated ethylene-propylene resins on a mandrel, winding a wire coil around the Teflon sheath, heating the tubing, cooling the tubing and removing the mandrel and coil.