CA2623338A1 - A secured stent delivery system - Google Patents

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CA2623338A1
CA2623338A1 CA002623338A CA2623338A CA2623338A1 CA 2623338 A1 CA2623338 A1 CA 2623338A1 CA 002623338 A CA002623338 A CA 002623338A CA 2623338 A CA2623338 A CA 2623338A CA 2623338 A1 CA2623338 A1 CA 2623338A1
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Abstract

A stent delivery system which has a stent, a catheter, and a tether. The catheter has a balloon with at least one fold. The balloon and the stent both have unexpanded configurations with smaller diameters and expanded configurations with greater diameters. The tether defines a length and has a first end connected to the unexpanded stent and a contacting span enwrapped within the fold of the unexpanded balloon. The tether holds the unexpanded stent to the unexpanded balloon and releases the expanded stent from the expanded balloon.

Claims (17)

1. A stent delivery system comprising:
a catheter, the catheter having a balloon, the balloon having an expanded configuration and an unexpanded configuration, wherein in the unexpanded configuration the balloon has a first diameter and in the expanded configuration a second diameter wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter, in the unexpanded configuration the balloon defining at least one fold;

a stent, the stent being expandable from an unexpanded state to an expanded state, the stent being in the unexpanded state when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration and in the expanded state when the balloon is in the expanded configuration;
and a tether, the tether defining a length and having a first end, when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration the first end of the tether is engaged to a portion of the stent, a portion of the tether length adjacent to the first end being engaged to the at least one fold of the balloon, when the balloon is in the expanded configuration the portion of the tether length adjacent to the first end being disengaged from the balloon.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the balloon defines a longitudinal axis therethrough, when the balloon is in an unexpanded configuration, the portion of the tether length engaged to the at least one fold extends from a proximal end of the balloon to a distal end of the balloon through the at least one fold in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the balloon defines a longitudinal axis therethrough, when the balloon is in an unexpanded configuration, at least the portion of the tether length extends from the at least one fold at an angle to the longitudinal axis.
4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a balloon proximal end wherein the portion of the length of the tether enters the at least one fold from the balloon proximal end.
5. The system of claim 1 further comprising a balloon proximal end and a balloon distal end wherein the portion of the length of the tether enters the at least one balloon fold at a position along the balloon between the balloon proximal end and the balloon distal end.
6. The system of claim 1 further comprising a balloon proximal end and a balloon distal end and wherein the tether further comprises a second end adjacent to the portion of the tether length wherein when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration both the first end and the second end of the tether are engaged to the portion of the stent in the unexpanded state.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the stent further comprises a proximal end and a distal end wherein when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration the first end of the tether is engaged to the proximal end of the stent in the unexpanded state.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the tether further comprises a second end adjacent to the portion of the tether length and the stent further comprises a proximal end and a distal end, when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration the first end of the tether is engaged to the proximal end of the stent and the second end of the tether is engaged to the distal end of the stent.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein the tether is made out of a bioabsorbable material.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein the tether is made of a material weaker than the shearing forces present when the balloon expands from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the portion of the tether length engaged to the at least one balloon fold is engaged thereto by an adhesive.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein the system has a first local temperature range and a second local temperature range and wherein the tether remains engaged to the stent when within the first local temperature and becomes disengaged from the stent when within the second local temperature.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the first local temperature range is from 20 to 25 degrees Celsius and where the second local temperature range is from 35 to 40 degrees Celsius.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein the tether becomes disengaged from the stent when exposed to an electrical current.
15. A method for installing a stent comprising the following steps:
providing a stent delivery system, the system having:
a catheter, the catheter having a balloon, the balloon having an expanded configuration and an unexpanded configuration, wherein in the unexpanded configuration the balloon has a first diameter and in the expanded configuration a second diameter wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter, in the unexpanded configuration the balloon defining at least one fold;
a stent, the stent being expandable from an unexpanded state to an expanded state, the stent being in the unexpanded state when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration and in the expanded state when the balloon is in the expanded configuration; and a tether, the tether defining a length and having a first end, when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration the first end of the tether is engaged to a portion of the stent, a portion of the tether length adjacent to the first end being engaged to the at least one fold of the balloon, when the balloon is in the expanded configuration the portion of the tether length adjacent to the first end being disengaged from the balloon;
locating the stent delivery system at the proper location in a body lumen; and expanding the stent delivery system.
16. A stent delivery system comprising:

a catheter, the catheter having a balloon, the balloon having an expanded configuration and an unexpanded configuration, wherein in the unexpanded configuration the balloon has a first diameter and in the expanded configuration a second diameter wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter, in the unexpanded configuration the balloon defining at least one fold;

a stent, the stent being expandable from an unexpanded state to an expanded state, the stent being in the unexpanded state when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration and in the expanded state when the balloon is in the expanded configuration; and a tether, the tether defining a length and having a first end, when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration the first end of the tether is engaged to a portion of the stent, a portion of the tether length adjacent to the first end being engaged to the at least one fold of the balloon;

wherein the tether becomes disengaged from the stent when exposed to one of the following factors: an increase in temperature, an electrical current and bioabsorbtion.
17. A stent delivery system comprising:

a catheter, the catheter having a balloon, the balloon having an expanded configuration and an unexpanded configuration, when in the unexpanded configuration the balloon has a first diameter and in the expanded configuration a second diameter, the second diameter being greater than the first diameter;

a stent, the stent being expandable from an unexpanded state to an expanded state, the stent being in the unexpanded state when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration and in the expanded state when the balloon is in the expanded configuration; and a tether, the tether defining a length and having a first end and at least a portion of the tether length adjacent to the first end;
wherein, when the balloon is in the unexpanded configuration the first end of the tether is engaged to a portion of the stent, and the portion of the tether length adjacent to the first end is engaged to the balloon by an adhesive; and when the balloon is in the expanded configuration the portion of the tether length adjacent to the first end is disengaged from the balloon.
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