ADHESIVE COATED STENT AND INSERTION INSTRUMENT

摘要

A deployment cartridge is provided to insert a coated stent into a junction
formed
between to tubular tissue sections. The deployment cartridge includes a pusher
and a coated
stent contained within the pusher. The pusher includes support structure for
engagement with
the stent. The stent is coated with a tissue sealant or tissue adhesive. An
insertion instrument is
also disclosed for advancing the deployment cartridge into the junction formed
between the two
tubular tissue sections. There is also disclosed a method of facilitating the
support and healing at
a juncture formed between tubular tissue sections with a coated stent.