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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2008
Applicant:
Anthony C. Vrba, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Anthony C. Vrba, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stent deployment device is provided with a tapered balloon wrap to protect the edge of a crimped stent during stent deployment. The balloon is wrapped unevenly so that the distal end is looser and has a wider circumference than the proximal end of the balloon. With a stent crimped upon such a balloon, the distal balloon end billows out and covers the distal edge of the stent. This shielding billow prevents the stent edge from becoming damaged or causing harm if the stent is distally impacted while traversing body vessels on the way to the deployment site.