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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2018
Applicant:
J.w. Medical Systems Ltd., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Israel S. Chermoni, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
J.W. Medical Systems Ltd., Shandong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2002/826 (2013.01); Y10S 623/903 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter configured to carry one or more stents and having an inflatable balloon for expanding a stent surrounding the balloon. The catheter is characterized in having a positioner for moving the one or more stents relative to the balloon from a first position in which the stent does not surround the balloon to a second position in which the stent surrounds the balloon. Also disclosed is a method for deploying a stent at a desired location in the vascular system.