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US 2003/0114911 A1Published application
Catheter and stent
AssigneeBiocompatibles Limited
InventorHenry William Lupton
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Abstract
A catheter and stent combination for insertion into the lumen of a human or animal body. The catheter has an elongate body with proximal and distal ends, the body comprising a hollow tubular member. At least one section of the walls of the tubular member in the distal region is corrugated and the stent is positioned thereover.
Claims5
A catheter and stent combination for insertion into the lumen of a human or animal body, the combination comprising:
- a catheter having an elongate body with proximal and distal ends, the body comprising a hollow tubular member, wherein at least one section of the walls of the tubular member in the distal region is corrugated;
- and a stent wherein a support region is formed over the corrugated section in order to provide supporting retention for a stent placed there over in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.