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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1998
Richard Myler, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Julius G Hammerslag, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Hemodynamics, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a removable cardiovascular stent, an apparatus for the retrieval of the stent and a method for removal of the stent. The removable stent includes radially inwardly extending engagement members for contacting an extraction catheter. The extraction catheter includes a tubular body and an axially moveable guidewire, each adapted to grasp the engagement members of the tubular stent. The stent is elongated in an axial direction thereby reducing the cross-sectional area of the stent. The stent can be removed directly, or can fit within the tubular body of the extraction catheter for atraumatic removal from the treatment location.