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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
George T. Roberts, Weston, MA (US);
Kathleen L. Hess, Lynn, MA (US);
Sepideh H. Nott, Fall River, MA (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US);
George T. Roberts, Weston, MA (US);
Kathleen L. Hess, Lynn, MA (US);
Sepideh H. Nott, Fall River, MA (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
A prosthesis delivery system having a balloon catheter with an inflatable balloon on its exterior. The balloon is inflatable by injection of fluid through a lumen in the catheter and the balloon is initially partially constrained against inflation by a constraint. A tubular prosthesis is disposed on the catheter over at least a portion of the balloon and a portion of the constraint. The tubular prosthesis has a contracted condition and an expanded condition. The tubular prosthesis is initially disposed on the catheter in the contracted condition. Further, a balloon catheter includes a constraint so that the balloon may be sequentially inflated for dilatation purposes such as in a valvuloplasty operation.