Combination angioplasty balloon/stent deployment device
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Jun 6, 2000
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Jun 23, 1997
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Feb 19, 1997
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An apparatus for performing balloon angioplasty and stent deployment in a vessel having a narrowed portion, including: a stent deployment member having an inner core and a stent, the inner core having a first lumen therethrough and proximal and distal ends, with the stent being releasably supported on the inner core, and an angioplasty balloon having a sealable distal end and an open proximal end, the proximal end being sealed to the inner core such that the balloon can be inflated by the passage of a fluid through the first lumen. Also disclosed is a method for widening a narrowed portion of a vessel, including: providing a balloon adjacent a stent on a single catheter, introducing a balloon at the narrowed portion, inflating the balloon, deflating the balloon, advancing the balloon beyond the narrowed portion, deploying the stent, and withdrawing the deflated balloon through the deployed stent.
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