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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gil M. Vardi, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Charles J. Davidson, Winnetka, IL (US);
Eric Williams, Fairfield, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A method of aligning a side opening in a primary stent in registry with the ostium of a branch vessel includes advancing a first guidewire through a primary vessel such that a distal end of the first guidewire extends past an intersection of the primary vessel and the branch vessel, advancing a catheter over the first guidewire to the intersection of the primary vessel and the branch vessel. A second guidewire is advanced out of the stent through the side opening and into the branch vessel.