Title:
COIL STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/056522
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The coil stent delivery system and method of use includes a stent delivery system including a coil stent; a housing, the housing having a receiver defining a receiver chamber and a sheath defining a sheath lumen, the receiver chamber being in communication with the sheath lumen; and a screw assembly, the screw assembly having a shaft, a helical screw disposed about a distal portion of the shaft, and a drive operably coupled to the shaft. The shaft is disposed in the receiver chamber and the sheath lumen, the helical screw is disposed in the sheath, and the coil stent is disposed about the shaft in the receiver chamber and engages the helical screw. Rotation of the drive moves the coil stent through the sheath lumen.
Inventors:
BERGLUND JOSEPH (US)
BIRDSALL MATTHEW (US)
CROOKALL LESLEY (US)
BIRDSALL MATTHEW (US)
CROOKALL LESLEY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/062340
Publication Date:
August 19, 2010
Filing Date:
October 28, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC (US)
BERGLUND JOSEPH (US)
BIRDSALL MATTHEW (US)
CROOKALL LESLEY (US)
BERGLUND JOSEPH (US)
BIRDSALL MATTHEW (US)
CROOKALL LESLEY (US)
International Classes:
A61F2/88; A61L27/50
Foreign References:
| JP2002291756A | 2002-10-08 | |||
| US6371953B1 | 2002-04-16 | |||
| US20070219612A1 | 2007-09-20 | |||
| US20010049549A1 | 2001-12-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHELDON, Anthony (3576 Unocal PlaceSanta Rosa, California, US)
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