A catheter system

The invention relates to a catheter system for introducing and implanting a stent meber in a body, comprising:a catheter member having first and second ends, the first end having an inflatable protion, and there being provided a lumen for providing fluid communication between the inflatable portion...

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Hauptverfasser:	STOLTZE, JACOB, KAMSTRUP-LARSEN, JORGEN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY 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:	The invention relates to a catheter system for introducing and implanting a stent meber in a body, comprising:a catheter member having first and second ends, the first end having an inflatable protion, and there being provided a lumen for providing fluid communication between the inflatable portion and the second end to provide means for inflating the inflatable portion;an expandable stent member capable of permanent deformation when expanded; anda bond formed between the stent member and the inflatable portion; wherein at least a portion of the stent member is releasably attached by the bond to the inflatable portion, characterized in that the bond is formed by heat-softening the surface of said inflatable portion, placing the stent member in the contact therewith and allowing the softened surface to return to an unsoftened state, thereby adhering to said stent member.