Adhesive coated stent and insertion instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8177798
APP PUB NO 20080132923A1
SERIAL NO

11634540

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A deployment cartridge is provided to insert a coated stent into a junction formed between two tubular tissue sections. The deployment cartridge includes a pusher and a coated stent contained within the pusher. The pusher includes support structure for engagement with the stent. The stent is coated with a tissue sealant or tissue adhesive. An insertion instrument is also disclosed for advancing the deployment cartridge into the junction formed between the two tubular tissue sections. There is also disclosed a method of facilitating the support and healing at a juncture formed between tubular tissue sections with a coated stent.

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COVIDIEN LP15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048

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Fowler, David N Cheshire, US 41 16087

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