| US 7,550,012 B2 | ||
| Stent for implantation | ||
| Shay Lavelle, Anacotty (Ireland) | ||
| Assigned to Cook Ireland Limited, Limerick (Ireland); and Vance Products Incorporated, Spencer, Ind. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 31, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/218,210. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0078446 A1, Apr. 05, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 2/04 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 623—23.66 [604/8; 623/23.7] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A kit for placing a stent, the kit comprising:
a wire guide;
a catheter securable to an access sheath, the catheter further comprising a connector at a proximal end of the catheter; and
a stent configured for placing in a body passage of a patient, wherein the stent comprises a hollow coiled wire with an internal
lumen, the internal lumen communicating outside the coiled wire through small spaces between adjacent coils, and wherein the
stent further comprises a distal end with a distal pigtail portion and a proximal end with a proximal pigtail portion, each
pigtail portion comprising an end-cap, the end caps secured to the wire and joined to an internal rod.
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