Stent deployment device and method for deploying a stent

Details Stent deployment device and method for deploying a stent Stent deployment device and method for deploying a stent

1998-04-23

2000-11-14

Hirsch, Paul J.

Surgery

Instruments

Means for inserting or removing conduit within body

600121, 623 111, 604264, A61B 1012, A61M 500

Patent

active

061463892

ABSTRACT:
A stent deployment device for deploying a stent within a body cavity comprises an endoscope having a protective cap, a flexible stent, a sheath, and a flexible, elongated member. The protective cap is mounted on the distal end of the endoscope providing a protected surface for retaining the stent. The flexible stent is circumferentially compressed over the perimeter of the cap, and the sheath is then releasably wrapped around the stent to hold it in a compressed configuration over the cap. The flexible, elongated member, such as a wire extending through a working channel of the endoscope, is attached to either the sheath directly or to a releasing device for the sheath. After the endoscopic device is inserted in a body cavity, the flexible, elongated member is pulled through the working channel to release the sheath and deploy the stent into a desired body opening in the body cavity. After deployment of the stent, the sheath can be left in the body cavity for subsequent retrieval or retracted through the endoscopic device.

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