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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lixiao Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dachuan Yang, Plymouth, MN (US);
The Thomas Trinh Tran, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Fernando DiCaprio, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Brett A. Williams, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 ; A61M 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 ; A61M 2/500 ;
Abstract
A stent delivery system which utilizes a stent delivery catheter to deliver a stent into a body lumen. The stent delivery catheter being equipped with at least one stent retaining sleeve. The at least one stent retaining sleeve having an inside surface and an outside surface. The inside surface, outside surface, or both, having a coating which is lubricious.