MESH STENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM

The present invention relates to a system for delivering a medical prosthesi s into a body lumen. A preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a catheter having a stent mounted at the distal end that is released into the body lumen by movement of an outer sheath covering the stent in the proxima...

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Hauptverfasser:	CHIN, ALBERT, HAMILTON, PETER A, GILLIGAN, SEAN, MCNAMARA, FRANCIS, CAMPBELL, ANDREW J, AUSTIN, MICHAEL, DICARLO, PAUL, DIMATTEO, KRISTIAN, LOUGHNANE, TONY, QUIGLEY, FERGUS, COLGAN, DARRAGH
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to a system for delivering a medical prosthesi s into a body lumen. A preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a catheter having a stent mounted at the distal end that is released into the body lumen by movement of an outer sheath covering the stent in the proximal direction. The stent expands to conform t o the inner wall of the lumen and the catheter is withdrawn.