US 11,986,409 B2
Stent delivery under direct visualization
David Miller, Boulder, CO (US); Ruey-Feng Peh, Singapore (SG); and Vahid Saadat, Atherton, CA (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/569,193.
Application 16/359,447 is a division of application No. 14/490,107, filed on Sep. 18, 2014, granted, now 10,278,849, issued on May 7, 2019.
Application 17/569,193 is a continuation of application No. 16/359,447, filed on Mar. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,241,325.
Application 14/490,107 is a continuation of application No. 12/367,019, filed on Feb. 6, 2009, granted, now 8,858,609, issued on Oct. 14, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/026,795, filed on Feb. 7, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2022/0125611 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01)
CPC A61F 2/958 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00089 (2013.01); A61B 1/044 (2022.02); A61B 1/12 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61F 2002/821 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a deployment catheter having a lumen;
a delivery sheath configured for positioning within the lumen of the deployment catheter; and
a first measurement instrument configured for positioning within the delivery sheath, the first measurement instrument including a plurality of expandable members each having a known diameter in an expanded state, wherein the first measurement instrument is configured to determine a diameter of an anatomical lumen based on the known diameter of a most proximal expandable member that fits within the anatomical lumen.