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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Dachuan Yang, Plymouth, MN (US);
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A stent delivery system comprising a catheter. The catheter including a stent mounting region and a stent disposed thereabout. The stent having a distal end and a proximal end, and an unexpanded state and an expanded state. At least one stent retaining sleeve, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end overlays an end of the stent when the stent is in the unexpanded state. The second end engaged to at least a portion of the catheter adjacent to the stent mounting region. The at least one stent retaining sleeve comprising a first material and at least one substantially longitudinally oriented stripe of a second material. The first material having a predetermined hardness and the second material having a predetermined hardness wherein the predetermined hardness of the second material has a greater Shore durometer value than the predetermined hardness of the first material.