Described herein are various methods and apparatuses for delivering stents and other devices into the myocardium of a patient. One preferred stent delivery system provides access to the insertion site in the myocardium by advancing a delivery catheter through a blockage in a coronary artery, or around...http://www.google.com/patents/US6409751?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6409751 - Stent delivery system and method of use