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A torquing member is provided in a stent delivery catheter assembly for delivering and implanting a stent at or near a bifurcated vessel. The torquing member, in cooperation with a tracking guide wire and a positioning guide wire, facilitates torquing and rotation of the catheter, and hence the sten

A torquing member is provided in a stent delivery catheter assembly for delivering and implanting a stent at or near a bifurcated vessel. The torquing member, in cooperation with a tracking guide wire and a positioning guide wire, facilitates torquing and rotation of the catheter, and hence the stent mounted thereon, to accurately position and implant the stent at or near the bifurcation.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A stent delivery catheter assembly, comprising:an elongated catheter having an inflation lumen, a tracking wire lumen, and a positioning wire lumen;an expandable member positioned at a distal end of the catheter and in fluid communication with the inflation lumen;a sten

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A stent delivery catheter assembly, comprising:an elongated catheter having an inflation lumen, a tracking wire lumen, and a positioning wire lumen;an expandable member positioned at a distal end of the catheter and in fluid communication with the inflation lumen;a stent mounted on the expandable member; anda torquing member attached to the tracking wire lumen and positioning wire lumen so that as the catheter is positioned in a body lumen, the torquing member assists in properly orienting the stent in the lumen.