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Filename extension | .wmv |
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Filename extension | .wmv |
Internet media type | video/x-ms-wmv |
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | com.microsoft.windows-media-wmv |
Developed by | Microsoft |
Type of format | video file format |
Windows Media Video (WMV) is a file type which can contain video in one of several video compression formats developed by Microsoft. The original video compression format used in the file, also known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to RealVideo. The other compression formats, such as WMV Screen and WMV Image, cater for specialized content. Through standardization from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE),[1][2] WMV 9 has gained adoption for physical-delivery formats such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.[3][4]
Though sometimes used interchangably, note the distinction between Windows Media, the file type, and Windows Media Video, the video compression format. Windows Media the file type is a container (in the Advanced Systems Format) which can contain video in one of several different video compression format, only one of which is the Windows Media Video video compression format, alongside audio in an audio coding format.
In 2003, Microsoft drafted a video compression specification based on its WMV 9 format and submitted it to SMPTE for standardization. The standard was officially approved in March 2006 as SMPTE 421M, better known as VC-1, thus making the WMV 9 format an open standard. Since then, VC-1 has become one of the three allowable video formats for the Blu-ray format, along with H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 and H.264.[3][4]
A WMV file uses the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format to encapsulate the encoded multimedia content. While the ASF can encapsulate multimedia in other encodings than those the WMV file standard specifies, those ASF files should use the .ASF file extension and not the .WMV file extension.[5]
The ASF container can optionally support digital rights management using a combination of elliptic curve cryptography key exchange, DES block cipher, a custom block cipher, RC4 stream cipher and the SHA-1 hashing function.
Although WMV is generally packed into the ASF container format, it can also be put into the Matroska[6] or AVI container format. The resulting files have the .MKV and .AVI file extensions, respectively. One common way to store WMV in an AVI file is to use the WMV 9 Video Compression Manager (VCM) codec implementation.[7][8]
Windows Media Video (WMV) is the most recognized video compression format within the WMV family. Usage of the term WMV often refers to the Microsoft Windows Media Video format only. Its main competitors are MPEG-4 AVC, AVS, RealVideo, and MPEG-4 ASP. The first version of the format, WMV 7, was introduced in 1999, and was built upon Microsoft's implementation of MPEG-4 Part 2.[9] Continued proprietary development led to newer versions of the format, but the bit stream syntax was not frozen until WMV 9.[10] While all versions of WMV support variable bit rate, average bit rate, and constant bit rate, WMV 9 introduced several important features including native support for interlaced video, non-square pixels, and frame interpolation.[11] WMV 9 also introduced a new profile titled Windows Media Video 9 Professional,[12] which is activated automatically whenever the video resolution exceeds 300,000 pixels (e.g., 528x576, 640×480 or 768x432 and beyond) and the bitrate 1000 kbit/s[citation needed]. It is targeted towards high-definition video content, at resolutions such as 720p and 1080p.
The Simple and Main profile levels in WMV 9 are compliant with the same profile levels in the VC-1 specification.[13] The Advanced Profile in VC-1 is implemented in a new WMV format called Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile. It improves compression efficiency for interlaced content and is made transport-independent, making it able to be encapsulated in an MPEG transport stream or RTP packet format. The format is not compatible with previous WMV 9 formats, however.[14]
WMV is a mandatory video format for PlaysForSure-certified online stores and devices, as well as Portable Media Center devices. The Microsoft Zune, Xbox 360, Windows Mobile-powered devices with Windows Media Player, as well as many uncertified devices, support the format.[15] WMV HD mandates the use of WMV 9 for its certification program, at quality levels specified by Microsoft.[16] WMV used to be the only supported video format for the Microsoft Silverlight platform, but the H.264 format is now also supported starting with version 3.[17]
Windows Media Video Screen (WMV Screen) are video formats that specilise in screencast content. They can capture live screen content, or convert video from third-party screen-capture programs into WMV 9 Screen files. They work best when the source material is mainly static and contains a small color palette.[18]
One of the uses for the format is computer step-by-step demonstration videos. The first version of the format was WMV 7 Screen. The second version, WMV 9 Screen, supports VBR encoding in addition to CBR.[18] Additionally there is MSA1 (aka "MS ATC Screen codec" or "MSS3") which is used in Live Meeting 2007. FourCCs for the formats are MSS1
and MSA1
Windows Media Video Image (WMV Image) is a video slideshow format. The format works by applying timing, panning and transition effects to a series of images during playback.[20] The codec achieves a higher compression ratio and image quality than WMV 9 for still images as files encoded with WMV Image store static images rather than full-motion video.
Since the format relies on the decoder (player) to generate video frames in real-time, playing WMV Image files even at moderate resolutions (e.g. 30 frames per second at 1024 × 768 resolution) requires heavy computer processing. The latest version of the format, WMV 9.1 Image, used by Photo Story 3, features additional transformation effects, but is not compatible with the original WMV 9 Image format.[20]
Hardware support for WMV Image is available from Portable Media Centers, Windows Mobile-powered devices with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile.[15]
Since no known domestic DVD player supports this format, users of Photo Story 3 wishing to generate material capable of being played in a DVD player will first have to convert to MPEG-2 before burning a DVD (average file sizes in MPEG-2 are 5 to 6 times the .wmv file).
Public Name | FourCC | Description |
Microsoft MPEG-4 version 1 | MPG4 | Video for Windows-based codec. Non-standard MPEG-4 codec incompatible with the later standardized version of MPEG-4 Part 2. |
Microsoft MPEG-4 version 2 | MP42 | VfW-based codec. Non-compliant with finalized MPEG-4 part 2 standard. |
Microsoft MPEG-4 version 3 | MP43 | VfW-based codec. Non-compliant with finalized MPEG-4 part 2 standard. Eventually locked for encoding only with ASF files (build 3688 and earlier could also encode to AVI).[21] |
Microsoft ISO MPEG-4 version 1 | MP4S | DirectX Media Objects (DMO)-based codec. MPEG-4 Simple Profile compliant. |
Microsoft ISO MPEG-4 version 1.1 | M4S2 | MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile compliant.[22] |
Windows Media Video 7 | WMV1 | DMO-based codec. |
Windows Media Screen 7 | MSS1 | DMO-based codec. Optimized for low-bitrate sequential screen captures or screencasts. Deprecated in favor of Windows Media 9 Screen codec. |
Windows Media Video 8 | WMV2 | DMO-based codec. |
Windows Media Video 9 | WMV3 | DMO-based codec. Video for Windows (VfW/VCM) version also available. [2] |
Windows Media Video 9 Screen | MSS2 | DMO-based codec. Optimized for low-bitrate sequential screen captures or screencasts. |
Windows Media Video 9.1 Image | WMVP | DMO-based codec. Optimized for encoding video from sequential bitmap images. Used, for instance, by Photo Story. |
Windows Media Video 9.1 Image V2 | WVP2 | DMO-based codec. Optimized for encoding video from sequential bitmap images. Used, for instance, by Photo Story. |
Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile | WMVA | DMO-based codec. Deprecated as non-VC-1-compliant. |
Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile | WVC1 | DMO-based codec. VC-1 compliant format. |
The audio format used in conjunction with Windows Media Video is typically some version of Windows Media Audio, or in rarer cases, the deprecated Sipro ACELP.net audio format. Microsoft recommends that ASF files containing non-Windows Media formats use the generic .ASF file extension.
Software that can play WMV files includes Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, MPlayer, Media Player Classic, VLC Media Player and K-Multimedia Player. The Microsoft Zune media management software supports the WMV format, but uses a Zune-specific variation of Windows Media DRM which is used by PlaysForSure. Many third-party players exist for various platforms such as Linux that use the FFmpeg implementation of the WMV format.
On the Macintosh platform, Microsoft released a PowerPC version of Windows Media Player for Mac OS X in 2003,[23] but further development of the software has ceased. Microsoft currently endorses the 3rd party Flip4Mac WMV, a QuickTime Component which allows Macintosh users to play WMV files in any player that uses the QuickTime framework, free of charge to view files but chargeable to convert formats.[24] The WMV installer is bundled with Microsoft Silverlight by default, installation without Silverlight can be accomplished with a "Custom" install. According to the Flip4Mac website, WMV files with DRM encryption are not compatible with the component.
Software that exports video in WMV format include CyberLink PowerDirector, Avid (PC Version), Windows Movie Maker, Windows Media Encoder, Microsoft Expression Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze,[25] Sony Vegas Pro,[26] Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, AVS Video Editor, Telestream Episode, Total video converter and Telestream FlipFactory.[25][27]
Programs that encode using the WMV Image format include Windows Media Encoder, AVS Video Editor, and Photo Story.
While none of the WMV formats themselves contain any digital rights management facilities, the ASF container format, in which a WMV stream may be encapsulated, can. Windows Media DRM, which can be used in conjunction with WMV, supports time-limited subscription video services such as those offered by CinemaNow.[28] Windows Media DRM, a component of PlaysForSure and Windows Media Connect, is supported on many modern portable video devices and streaming media clients such as the Xbox 360.
WMV has been the subject of numerous complaints from users and the press. Users dislike the digital rights management system which is sometimes attached to WMV files.[29] The loss of the ability to restore licenses for WMV files in the Windows Media Player 11 was not positively received.[29] In addition, the Microsoft Zune does not support the standard Windows Media DRM system, rendering protected WMV files unplayable.[30]
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US 6676693 B1 Abstract An assembly for delivering a self-expanding stent to an intraluminal location comprising a sheath having a generally non-compliant first portion and a compliant second portion, with the stent positioned within the generally non-compliant first portion for stent delivery. Upon stent deployment, the stent passes from the generally non-compliant first portion into the compliant second portion, and then out of the sheath. The compliant second portion permits the stent to at least partially expand before it passes out of the sheath, so that the force with which the stent expands once outside the sheath is tempered.
Claims(6) 1. A stent delivery assembly, comprising:
a tubular sheath having a longitudinal axis, said tubular sheath having a first portion with a first compliance and a second portion with a second compliance, wherein the second compliance is greater than the first compliance, and wherein the second portion includes a terminal end that is tubular and that is continuous about its circumference; and
a self-expanding stent disposed within the first portion of the generally tubular sheath.
2. The assembly of
the first compliance is sufficiently low to prevent the self-expanding stent from expanding while the self-expanding stent is positioned within the first portion.
3. The assembly of
the first compliance is essentially zero.
4. The assembly of
the first portion of the generally tubular sheath has a proximal end and a distal end, the second portion of the tubular sheath is adjacent to the distal end of the first portion, and the stent is positioned in the first portion adjacent to the distal end of the first portion.
5. The assembly of
the self-expanding stent is slidably positioned within the first portion, and the generally tubular sheath is configured to permit the self-expanding stent to be slid from the first portion to the second portion.
6. The assembly of
the generally tubular member is configured to permit the self-expanding stent to be slid through the second portion and out of the generally tubular member.
Description The invention relates generally to a system and method for delivering a stent. More particularly, the invention relates to a stent delivery system (SDS) and method for delivering a self-expanding stent into a body lumen. In typical percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures, a guiding catheter having a preformed distal tip is percutaneously introduced into the cardiovascular system of a patient through the brachial or femoral arteries and is advanced therein until the distal tip thereof is in the ostium of the desired coronary artery. A guide wire and a dilatation catheter having an inflatable balloon on the distal end thereof are introduced through the guiding catheter with the guide wire slidably disposed within an inner lumen of the dilatation catheter. The guide wire is first advanced out of the distal end of the guiding catheter and is then maneuvered into the patient's coronary vasculature containing the lesion to be dilated, and is then advanced beyond the lesion. Thereafter, the dilatation catheter is advanced over the guide wire until the dilatation balloon is located across the lesion. Once in position across the lesion, the balloon of the dilatation catheter is filled with radiopaque liquid at relatively high pressures (e.g greater than about 4 atmospheres) and is inflated to a predetermined size (which may be the same as the inner diameter of the artery at that location) to radially compress the atherosclerotic plaque of the lesion against the inside of the artery to thereby dilate the lumen of the artery. The balloon is then deflated so that the dilatation catheter can be removed and blood flow resumed through the dilated artery. A common problem that sometimes occurs after an angioplasty procedure is the appearance of restenosis at or near the site of the original stenosis in the blood vessel which requires a secondary angioplasty procedure or a bypass surgery. Another occurrence which reduces the success of an angioplasty procedure is that frequently the stenotic plaque or intima of the blood vessel or both are dissected during the angioplasty procedure by the inflation of the balloon. Upon deflation of the balloon, a section of the dissected lining (commonly called a �flap�) will collapse into the bloodstream, thereby closing or significantly reducing the blood flow through the vessel. In these instances, emergency bypass surgery is usually required to avoid a myocardial infarct distal to the blockage. Side branches, tortuous vessels, and the more distal arteries have also presented serious difficulties in the PTCA procedure because of the balloon diameter. Conceivably, the dilatation catheter could be replaced with a perfusion type dilatation catheter such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,790,315 in order to hold the blood vessel open for extended periods. However, perfusion type dilatation catheters have relatively large profiles which can make advancement thereof through the blockage difficult, and therefore immediate bypass surgery may be the only means of avoiding an infarct distal to the blockage or possibly even death. Additionally, the inflated balloon of these perfusion catheters can block off a branch artery, thus creating ischemic conditions in the side branch distal to the blockage. In response, one particular endoprosthetic device, known as a stent, has been developed to prevent restenosis and repair damaged vessel walls. Stents are generally tubular shaped intravascular devices having an expandable or self-expanding structure that is placed within a damaged artery to hold it open. They are particularly suitable for supporting and holding back a dissected arterial lining which could otherwise occlude the fluid passageway there through. The use of stents in non-invasive interventional cardiology has proven to have many advantages, including a net gain in Minimal Lumen Diameter (MLD) of the vessel and reduced restenosis rates. Stents typically are constructed in one of two general configurations: expandable, and self-expanding. Expandable stents require a mechanical force, such as exerted by a balloon disposed within the stent interior, to increase in diameter. Self-expanding stents are generally constructed of shape memory materials that are biased so that the stent diameter will increase from a reduced diameter maintained by constraining forces to an expanded diameter once the constraining forces are removed, without the action of any external mechanical forces. Self-expanding stents may be formed in a variety of configurations, and such stents made of coiled wire or springs, braided wire or mesh, and fence-like structures configured in a zig-zag pattern are known in the art. Examples of such of these stents can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,655,771 (Wallsten); 5,405,380 (Gianotti et al.); 5,709,703 (Lukic et al.); and 5,735,871 (Sgro). Delivery systems for self-expanding stents are generally comprised of a stent circumferentially surrounding the distal end of a delivery catheter. Due to the narrow passageways within the vascular system and particularly the stenotic regions, stents are generally confined in a reduced radius for delivery to the deployment site. Therefore, it is highly desirable to keep the profile of the catheter as small as possible to minimize the radius of the stent mounted thereon. For delivery purposes, these stents are typically held in a minimal diameter state by some structure such as a sheath. Upon displacement of the sheath, the stent is exposed to self-expand and contact the vessel wall. Once the stent is deployed, the catheter is removed, leaving the stent implanted at the desired location to keep the vessel walls from closing and allowing time to heal. Examples of devices of this type can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,690,644 (Yurek et al.) and 5,735,859 (Fischell et al.). Another device, as exemplified in U.S. Pat. No. 5,372,600 (Beyar et al.), secures the stent to a catheter without the use of a sheath. The choice of using a self-expanding stent delivery system instead of a balloon catheter is not without tradeoffs. Stent delivery systems for self-expanding stents using a delivery catheter can have larger profiles, be less flexible, and generally feel more cumbersome than their balloon counterparts. Achieving smooth, even expansion of the self-expanding stent can be difficult, in that some self-expanding stents have a tendency to spring outward to their maximum radius when released. This springing action can cause the stent to jump distally in the artery, which, depending on the amount of distal movement of the stent, can displace the stent from its desired deployment location. Additionally, the unconstrained expansion of a self-expanding stent can result in the self-expanding stent contacting the arterial wall with some amount of force. What has been needed and heretofore unavailable is an improved stent delivery system capable of securing and delivering a self-expanding stent on a catheter or other delivery device and smoothly releasing the self-expanding stent so that it smoothly and gradually expands to its full expanded size. The present invention satisfies these needs as well as others. The present invention is directed to a device and method for delivering a self-expanding stent using a variable-strength sheath to restrain the self-expanding stent, which is particularly suitable for use in coronary arteries to hold vessels open after a balloon angioplasty procedure. The variable-strength sheath stent delivery system in accordance with the present invention includes a sheath having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is able to flex in order to traverse tortuous lumens, but has relatively little or no compliance (that would otherwise permit a self-expanding stent within the first portion to expand radially outwardly.) A stent positioned with the first portion can not appreciably expand. The second portion of the sheath has a higher compliance, so that it can permit at least some level of expansion of a self-expanding stent positioned within the second portion. By controlling initial expansion of the stent, the sheath provides a transition between the constrained delivery diameter of the stent and the unconstrained deployed diameter of the stent. Distal jumping of the stent during deployment is prevented. The sheath also tempers the final expansion of the stent as it completely exits the sheath, thereby preventing the stent from expanding with too much force into the vessel walls. In one embodiment of the invention, the self-expanding stent is forced into a constrained position having a low profile or reduced cross section and positioned within the first (i.e., generally non-compliant) portion of the variable-strength sheath. The sheath and stent are then introduced into a body lumen and advanced to the treatment site. Once the stent is in the desired position, the stent may be slid out of the first non-compliant portion, into the compliant portion, and out of the sheath. The sliding out of the stent may be accompanied by a simultaneous, equal, and/or and opposite withdrawal of the sheath from the treatment site, so that the stent remains distally motionless with respect to the treatment site. As the stent enters the compliant portion, it can begin to expand. When the stent exits the sheath, the stent can fully deploy into contact with the arterial wall and provide structural support thereto. In an embodiment where the stent is held fixed, the sheath slides proximally relative to the desired treatment location, with the stent remaining still with respect to the treatment/deployment location. As the sheath is retracted, the stent expands progressively, so that the distal portion of the stent expands to the diameter of the more compliant sheath section while the remainder of the stent is constrained at the original diameter by the non-compliant sheath section. In one embodiment of the invention, the compliance of the second portion varies across the length of the second portion. The compliance or the ability of the material to resist applied pressure without changing dimensions, may be less at a proximal end of the second portion, and greater at a distal end of the second portion. The variation in compliance may be achieved by varying the thickness of the second portion, such as by having reduced thickness at the distal end of the second portion or by changing material or material properties such as orientation or crystalinity. The first and second portions may be formed from the same material, with the second portion having less thickness than the first portion. In one embodiment, the stent is slid out of the sheath by the use of a deployment device, such as a rod, that pushes the stent out of the sheath. The deployment device may push against the stent's proximal end to push the stent out of the sheath. The deployment device may also serve to prevent a stent from moving proximally as the sheath is withdrawn in the proximal direction from over the stent. In another embodiment, the stent is positioned on an elongated device, such as a delivery catheter, and the sheath is placed over the stent and elongated device so that the stent is positioned within the generally non-compliant first portion of the sheath. When the sheath is withdrawn from over the stent, as may be achieve by sliding the sheath proximally along the elongated device, the stent is released and can expand. The present invention also relates to a method of implanting a self-expanding stent using a sheath according to the invention. A stent delivery system is provided with sheath encircling a self-expanding stent. The stent is secured in a compressed, reduced profile configuration in the first portion of the sheath until deployment. The stent delivery system is inserted into a vessel and advanced to a treatment site. The sheath is axially displaced in the vessel as the stent is slid out of the sheath, so that the stent remains axially stationary with respect to the vessel. As the stent slides into the compliant second portion, the stent begins to gradually expand. As the stent exits the sheath entirely, it deploys against the vessel wall by self-expansion. The sheath is then withdrawn from the vessel leaving the deployed stent in place. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying exemplary drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view, in partial cross-section, of a stent delivery system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view, in cross-section, of a stent delivery system according to the present invention used to deploy a stent in a vessel. FIG. 3 is a side view, in cross-section, of the stent delivery system of FIG. 2 used to deploy a stent in a vessel. FIG. 4 is a side view, in cross-section, of a stent delivery system of FIG. 2 used to deploy a stent in a vessel. FIG. 5 is a side view, in partial cross-section, of a stent delivery system according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a side view, in partial cross-section, of a stent delivery system according to the present invention. FIG. 7a is a side view, in partial cross-section, of a sheath according to the present invention. FIG. 7b is a side is a side view, in partial cross-section, of the sheath of FIG. 7a. FIG. 8 is a side view, in cross-section, of a sheath according to the present invention. The present invention relates to a stent delivery system in which a self-expanding stent is delivered into a human patient's body lumen, such as a coronary artery, carotid artery, renal artery, or peripheral artery or vein. The invention provides a stent delivery system and method of use in which a stent is implanted in a patient. For purposes of illustration, FIG. 1 depicts a stent delivery system 10 according to an embodiment of the invention. Generally, stent delivery system 10 includes a generally tubular sheath 12 with a generally non-compliant first portion 14 and a generally compliant second portion 16. The tubular sheath 12 terminates in a proximal end 18 and a distal end 20. The non-compliant first portion 14 itself has a first portion proximal end 22 (which in the embodiment depicted corresponds to the sheath proximal end 18) and a first portion distal end 24. Adjacent the first portion distal end 24 is the proximal end 26 of the compliant second portion 28. The non-compliant first portion 14 and compliant second portion 16 are connected together to define a lumen 30 that runs through at least a part of the sheath 12. The lumen 30 terminates in a distal opening 32 at the sheath distal and 20 (which is also the compliant second portion distal end 28). The non-compliant first portion 14 may be longitudinally flexible so that it can bend to traverse tortuous arteries and other non-straight blood vessels. The first portion may also be resistant to compression and/or tension along its length, so that axial movement of the proximal end 22 of the first portion 14 will cause similar axial movement of the distal end 24 of the first portion 14. The compliant second portion 16 maybe longitudinally flexible, and may also be relatively compressible and stretchable in the longitudinal direction. Such flexibility, stretchability, and compressibility may improve the performance of the sheath by permitting the compliant second portion more easily adapt to a tortuous anatomy, and may also serve to reduce trauma from any contact between the compliant second portion 14 and a vessel wall, such as contact that may occur as the sheath 12 is introduced into a patient's arterial system. Positioned within the first portion 14 of the sheath 12 is a self-expanding stent 34. The self-expanding stent 34 has an unexpanded or delivery diameter 36 defined by the diameter of the sheath inner lumen. FIGS. 2 through 4 illustrate, by way of example, a method of delivering and implanting a self-expanding stent 34 using the current invention. FIGS. 2-4 illustrate a situation in which the stent delivery system 10 having a tubular sheath 12 is used to deploy a self-expanding stent 34 to treat an artery 38 where the arterial lumen 40 is blocked, in whole or in part, by a dissection 42 that has come loose from the arterial wall 44. The procedures and devices described herein may be adapted by one of ordinary skill in the art to any procedure where a self-expanding endoprosthesis is to be placed into a body lumen. As shown in FIG. 2, a stent delivery assembly 10 is provided with tubular sheath 12 with a self-expanding stent 34 positioned in the generally non-compliant first portion 14. The stent delivery assembly 10 is inserted into the lumen 40 of an artery 38 along a guidewire 45, with the guidewire 45 having been previously positioned in proximity to the dissection 42 requiring support. The sheath 2 has been advanced until the self-expanding stent 34 is positioned proximate the dissection 42. With the self-expanding stent 34 positioned at the dissection 42, the sheath 12 is withdrawn from the stent 34, so that the self-expanding stent 34 goes from being within the generally non-compliant first portion 14, to being within the compliant second portion 16, and finally out of the sheath 12. In the embodiment depicted in FIGS. 2-4, the sheath 12 is withdrawn while the stent 34 is held stationary, proximally and distally, with respect to the artery. Accordingly, as the sheath slides off of the stent 34, the stent 34 position adjacent to the dissection 42 remains generally unchanged during deployment. Alternatively, the sheath may remain stationary, so that the stent moves distally with respect to both the sheath and the site to be treated. Note that, in either case, the stent slides within the sheath relative to the sheath itself, although relative to other structures (such as the arterial dissection) the stent may in fact remain stationary while the sheath moves proximally within the artery. As depicted in FIG. 3, as the stent 34 passes through the compliant second portion 16 and out of the sheath 12, it causes the compliant second portion 16 to flare outwardly. The second portion distal end 28 flares or �trumpets� out as compared to the second portion proximal end 26. The second portion distal end 28 achieves an enlarged diameter greater than that of the non-compliant first portion 14. Depending on the particular embodiment, the second portion distal end 28 may achieve a diameter that approaches the arterial diameter. As the stent 34 passes out of the second portion distal end 28, the stent 34 expands into contact with the arterial wall inner surface 46. The stent 34 assumes an expanded diameter 48 that holds the stent 34 in position to support and strengthen the arterial wall 44. As depicted in FIG. 4, after the stent 34 is fully expanded and deployed in contact with the arterial inner surface 46, the sheath 12 and guidewire 45 are withdrawn from the vasculature, with the self-expanding stent 34 remaining behind in the artery 38. All or part of the first portion 14 and/or the second portion may include materials to help assist in visualizing the stent. For example, the first portion and/or the second portion may be loaded with a radiopaque polymer for enhanced visualization under fluoroscopy. Various devices and methods can be used to move the stent 34 through the sheath 12 or, depending on the embodiment or the method or operation, to prevent the stent 34 from moving as the sheath 12 is withdrawn. For example, the stent may be pushed or pulled out of the sheath using various pushing devices and/or pulling devices. In the embodiment depicted in FIG. 5, a longitudinal rod 50 having a distal end 52 is positioned with the sheath 12 proximal of the stent 34. The rod 50 may have various configurations, including hollow or solid construction, depending on the particular application. To deploy the stent 34, the rod 50 is distally advanced within the sheath 12 until the rod distal end 52 contacts the stent proximal end 54. The rod 50 is then further distally advanced through the sheath 12, thereby pushing the stent 34 into the compliant second portion 16 and out of the sheath 12. The rod 50 may also be held in place as the sheath 12 is withdrawn, so that the rod 50 contacts the stent proximal end 54 to prevent the stent 34 from moving proximally. Another embodiment of the invention involves an elongated device, such as a delivery catheter, upon which the stent is mounted, with the sheath placed over the stent and elongated device and then retracted to allow the stent to expand. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, a delivery catheter 56 has a distal end portion 58 upon which the stent 34 is mounted. The delivery catheter 56 may have an inner lumen 55 in which a guidewire 57 may be positioned. The sheath 12 is placed over the stent 34 and catheter 58 so that the stent 34 is positioned within the generally non-compliant first portion 14 of the sheath 12. The distal end 20 of the sheath 12 may be tapered to form a smooth transition with the surface of the delivery catheter 56. The distal portion 16 of the sheath 12 may follow the contour of the delivery catheter 56. The delivery catheter 56 can control the longitudinal placement of the stent 34. When the sheath 12 is withdrawn from over the stent 34, as may be achieve by sliding the sheath 12 proximally along the catheter 56, the stent 34 is released and can expand. The catheter 56 may be held securely in position as the sheath 12 is withdrawn in order to enhance the accuracy of stent placement. The delivery catheter 56 may include a restraining device to prevent the stent 34 from moving proximally and/or distally. For example, as depicted in the embodiment of FIG. 6, one or more retainer rings 59, positioned distally and/or proximally of the stent 34, help to retain the stent 34 in position. Such retainer rings 59 may be used in conjunction with, or may themselves be, marking devices formed from materials that are visible using fluoroscopy or other monitoring methods, so that a user can more easily determine the position of the delivery catheter 56 and hence of the stent 34 during deployment. Such marking devices maybe positioned on the delivery catheter, the sheath, and/or the stent itself. In another example of a stent retaining device, a delivery catheter may include a depression in which the stent is positioned to prevent longitudinal movement of the stent with respect to the delivery catheter. In a further embodiment of the invention, the compliant second portion has varying compliance, depending on the particular area of the compliant second portion. For example, the compliance may vary along the length of the compliant second portion. One such embodiment involves a compliant second portion that is progressively more flexible from its proximal end to its distal end. The variation in compliance can be achieved using a variety of methods and techniques, including changing the materials and/or the dimensions of different portions of the compliant second portion. In the example depicted in FIG. 7a, the compliant second portion 16 has a proximal end 26 with a proximal thickness 60 somewhat greater than the distal thickness 62 at the distal end 28. The resulting structure has much greater compliance at the distal end 28 than at the proximal end 26. As stated, in alternative embodiments, compliance can also be altered by changing material or material properties such as orientation or crystalinity. With the increased compliance at the distal end 28, the second portion 28 can substantially flare outwardly, as depicted in FIG. 7b, when subjected to and outward expansion force such as might be created by a self-expandable stent (not shown). FIG. 8 depicts a further embodiment of the invention, wherein the second portion 16 is preformed in a shape designed to smooth and control the expansion of a self-expanding stent. In the embodiment of FIG. 8, the second portion 16 is preformed with a generally funnel shape, so that the second portion distal end 28 has a substantially larger diameter 64 than the proximal end diameter 66. The second portion in such preformed devices may be either compliant or generally non-compliant, depending on the particular application. The dimension and materials used to form the sheath can vary, depending on the particular application. For example, dimensions for peripheral use will vary from coronary applications, as is known in the art. The materials of construction of the sheath may be selected, for example, from those used in conventional stent delivery catheters. Polymers, including non-compliant and compliant polymers, may be used to form the sheath. The specific dimensions and materials of construction of the detachable sheath set forth herein are provided as examples, and substitutes are readily contemplated which do not depart from the invention. The stents as described herein may be formed from any number of materials displaying shape memory characteristics, including metals, metal alloys and polymeric materials that can be constrained in a reduced delivery profile and upon release assume an enlarged deployed diameter. The stents may formed from metal alloys such as stainless steel, tantalum, or nickel-titanium (NiTi). While the present invention has been described herein in terms of delivering an expandable stent to a desired location within a patient's blood vessel, the delivery system can be employed to deliver stents to locations within other body lumens such as urethra or Fallopian tubes so that the stents can be expanded to maintain the patency of these body lumens. It will therefore be apparent from the foregoing that while particular forms of the invention have been illustrated and described, various modifications can be without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be limited, except as by the appended claims. Patent Citations
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#1Posted 12 December 2012 - 05:05 PM
So we are 5 weeks away from baby number 3
We are pretty certain that if it's a boy it will be Brody Joseph A girl is harder I really love Willow or Lexi DH wants Lacey (i just can't do it) Reagan (have liked in the past but worried about how people will pronounce/spel it and don't like the nn Ray- really trying to like it) Piper would have been Bronte so still a possibility I guess #2Posted 12 December 2012 - 05:12 PM
to me there is not much difference between Lexi and Lacey.
I mean I do understand that they are are different names spelt and said differently but they are pretty similar and in the same style so... it it really the case that one you love and the other you can't stand? That seems a bit extreeme for very similar names. anyway both Lexi and Lacey are nms. I am with you on Reagan. NMS. it is a last name to me like Ronald Reagan. Willow is lovely Bronte is lovely #3Posted 12 December 2012 - 05:33 PM
Yeah, would never like Reagan so don't even try.
Like Willow and Lexi. Bronte is OK. #4Posted 12 December 2012 - 05:43 PM
Hmm, tricky.... I must admit I don't like your DH's suggestions at all & I much prefer yours. Willow is my favourite by far of all the names you have mentioned.
Would your DH consider a longer name like Alexa, Alexandra, Alexis etc with Lexi as a NN? Or if he doesn't like Willow maybe he would like Willa?? Reagan to me is very much a surname. What about Megan / Meagan / Meaghan or Rhiannon? Lacey I really don't like sorry... Lexi is much nicer!! #5Posted 12 December 2012 - 05:58 PM
Brody Joseph works well both as a combo and with the sibs.
The only name I don't really like of your girl options is Reagan. I like Willow, Lexie (like this), Lacey and Bronte and they all go. Maybe Willow goes best with Piper but that's just hairsplitting. Any of these four would be really good IMO. ETA you might not be into this sort of thing but you might like to research the etymology of Lacey. Quite interesting if I recall. Old French locative, surname etc. Brody is an old locative, surname too: Brody castle in Scotland (and something to do with a ditch). Edited by Gudrun, 12 December 2012 - 06:04 PM. #6Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:16 PM
I would spell Regan like this, and I have always loved it - for a girl! I don't think anyone would mispronounce it like this?
I also like Bronte a lot, and Willow and Lacey are nice. I'm not keen on Lexi except as a NN. They all go with Piper. #7Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:33 PM
Willow and piper together are too 'Jodi Picoult' for my liking.
#8Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:34 PM
Thanks all.
If it was to be Reagan it would be to pronounced Raygan instead of Re - gen Thinking I might be able to convince him to go Willow - he does like it.....my love of Bronte is returning. I think maybe to get rid of Lacey I have to give up on Lexi #9Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:36 PM
Love love love Bronte. Willow also awesome. Good luck!
#10Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:43 PM
I like Willow best.
I'd like Willa too. Or even Wilhelmina. Or Winter. I prefer Alexa to Lexi but Lexi is okay. Or Lucy? I'm fond of Lily but I get that its popular. I couldn't deal with Lacey either. Least favourite of all of them. Reagan/Regan is either surname-y or Shakespearean villainess to me. I am fond of Raina/Reina. Or Megan. (though I say it Meg-gin, even mee-gan is okay). Wren is cute. Bronte reminds me of either Charlotte/Emily/Anne or alternately Branwen, Briar, and Bryony. All of which I prefer to Bronte. #11Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:51 PM
Every name except Willow is horrible. But even Willow is set to become the name of the decade.
Sorry, but since you asked, they are all awful names. Reagan is just the pits; it's either Shakespeare's evil sister or Ronald the fascist president. Lacey is ugly and pink and acrylic. Bronte is a suburb Brody sounds like he races BMX #12Posted 12 December 2012 - 09:15 PM
I actually like Lacey the best.
Willow is ok, Bronte is ok, Lexi is ok but bit nicknamish, nothing wrong with any of them. Brody is fine too (for a boy) Not a fan of Reagan though. #13Posted 12 December 2012 - 11:04 PM
I prefer Lacey to Lexi. Reagan is NMS. Willow is ok.
#14Posted 12 December 2012 - 11:13 PM
I prefer Maci or Casey Laney, Delaney to Lacey
Alexis or Alexa instead of Lexi not fussed on Reagan I prefer Regan pron Ree gan, what about Megan Willow is ok Bronte is ok or Briohne Regina Aubrey Braylen Brynn Briley Edited by kerilyntaryn, 12 December 2012 - 11:43 PM. #15Posted 13 December 2012 - 10:02 AM
So totally get your dislike of Lacey, it just sounds really prissy and boring (imo).
Willow is lovely but I am hearing it is getting quite popular, if you like it though who cares its a really nice name. I really love Lexi and am trying to find a name I love that can be shortened to Lexi (not rapped on Alexis etc), I dont just want to use Lexi as growing up I always wanted to be able to shorten my name to a NN but you cant with mine so I want to be able to have a NN if we have a girl especially and love Lexi. Bronte is good too, some really nice choices there but yeah sorry, you have to talk him out of Lacey... blergh!! #16Posted 15 December 2012 - 08:50 PM
I think Lexi is really cool and edgy, the total opposite of Lacey!
Lexi and Piper sound like they could be sisters but for me, Lacey, Bronte and Willow are all in the same vein kind of feminine and flowing but no sass. Sorry, that doesn't help you at all, just threw in my two bobs! #17Posted 15 December 2012 - 09:13 PM
Lexi is OK as a nn to Alexandra.
Lacey is my favourite. The others nms. What about Morgan? #18Posted 16 December 2012 - 05:48 AM
Thanks happyapple that is how I feel about Lexi.....
So now we're in real trouble...I think this baby is going to go nameless if it comes any time soon. We've let Lexi and Lacey cancel each other out. I've said no to Reagan so he's said no to Willow I thought Bronte was our back up as it was 2nd choice for DD but he's said it's a no go....... Square one. We both like Indy/Indi (I know its a NN) but not fond of Indiana and our surname is 14 letters long and that means trouble fitting names on forms. Imogen is another possibility He's also advised not keen on Brody but wants Jude......I thought at least boy we were ok! #19Posted 16 December 2012 - 09:54 AM
Jude is great! It didn't go with our surname so I never entertained the thought. It goes well with Nate and Piper too. Indigo would be a nice Indi name to match the sib set.
#20Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:04 AM
I like Imogen but it seems to me a bit long and full with the sibset.
Lacey, Lexie, Willow and Bronte would all go really well and I like all of them much, much, much better than Indi/Indy. Brody and Jude are both really good names and would work well with the sibs. #21Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:30 AM QUOTE (Susiebelle @ 12/12/2012, 09:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would spell Regan like this, and I have always loved it - for a girl! I don't think anyone would mispronounce it like this? Same. QUOTE (mum2amonkey @ 12/12/2012, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If it was to be Reagan it would be to pronounced Raygan instead of Re - gen In that case, I do not like it at all. I love your boy choice(s), and I think Lacey and Bronte are both very pretty names. What about Bridie or Bryn or Brea or Britt? Since you like Brody and Bronte. #22Posted 16 December 2012 - 09:33 PM
Jude goes well
Indi goes ok with the others others Imani Imari Amara Amber Amira Edited by kerilyntaryn, 16 December 2012 - 09:44 PM. #23Posted 16 December 2012 - 09:56 PM
Bailey Laney Riley Briley Hadley Miley Aubrey #24 Guest_Sunnycat_*Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:43 PM
I don't like Reagan. Its too The Exocist for my liking. I especially don't like it pronounced Ray-gan.
Love Willow, like Indy and Lexi as a NN, don't like Lacey. What about Evie or Eve? #25Posted 17 December 2012 - 12:21 PM
I think Jude is awesome! I didn't want to say it before but I really dislike Brody for a boy's name...to me there is just nothing strong about it.
I'm not very good with girl names, but of all the Indi variations I love Indigo best. 1 user(s) are reading this topic0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users |
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