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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2012
Joe Tatalovich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Sara Thorson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Megan Miezwa, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steve Zaver, Plymouth, MN (US);
Rich Kusleika, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Paul Noffke, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joe Tatalovich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Sara Thorson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Megan Miezwa, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steve Zaver, Plymouth, MN (US);
Rich Kusleika, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Paul Noffke, St. Paul, MN (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A stent delivery system includes an expandable stent, a catheter, and a sheath. The expandable stent includes proximal and distal ends, and a first interlock structure. The catheter includes an elongated member having a second interlock structure displaceably arranged about an outer surface thereof for engaging the first interlock structure of the stent. The sheath is mounted on the elongated member and is positionable in a transport position in which the sheath covers the stent mounted on the elongated member and a deploy position in which the stent is exposed.