Isostent, Inc.

Richard A Glenn

Thomas H Campbell

Todd H Turnlund

A radiation shield assembly (,) for a radioactive stent (,) mounted onto a deployment portion (,) of a delivery apparatus (,) including a relatively thin, elongated tube member (,) having a wall (,) defining a receiving passage (,) formed and dimensioned for axial receipt of the stent mounted onto the deployment portion therein to substantially prevent direct contact with the stent (,). A removal structure (,) cooperating with the wall (,) of the tube member (,) for longitudinal severing thereof to enable selective removal of the tube member from the delivery apparatus (,) for deployment use thereof.

Shield assembly with removable inner-tube apparatus for radioactive stents

A radiation shield assembly (30) for a radioactive stent (11) which includes a first shield member (31) having a first mating surface (32) and a second shield member (33) having an opposed second mating surface (35). When the two shield members are removably coupled to one another, the first mating surface (32) cooperates with the opposing second mating surface (35) to substantially radially enclose the stent (11) therebetween, and substantially prevent the direct passage of radioisotopes emitted from the stent radially out of the shield assembly (30).

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Richard A Glenn