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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1999
Richard A. Glenn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Thomas H. Campbell, Redwood City, CA (US);
Todd H. Turnlund, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
IsoStent, Inc., Belmont, CA (US);
Abstract
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.