System and method for delivering and deploying an occluding device within a vessel

摘要

A system and method for deploying an occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by, for example, neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling. The system comprises an introducer sheath and an assembly for carrying the occluding device. The assembly includes an elongated flexible member having an occluding device retaining member for receiving a first end of the occluding device, a proximally positioned retaining member for engaging a second end of the occluding device and a support surrounding a portion of the elongated flexible member over which the occluding device can be positioned.

主权项

1. A method for delivering a stent to a location within a vessel, said method comprising:
introducing a delivery assembly into a catheter, the delivery assembly comprising (i) an elongate flexible member; and (ii) a retaining member, at a distal portion of the elongate member, having an inner lumen that extends around a circumference of the elongate member, the lumen receiving a first end of the stent to secure a portion of the stent in the retaining member; positioning the stent and a distal end of the catheter proximate an aneurysm within the vessel such that at least a portion of the stent is outside of the distal end of the catheter; rotating said retaining member relative to the stent, whereby the first end moves proximally relative to the retaining member and is disengaged from within the lumen while deploying said stent at the aneurysm.