An improved deployment system deploys a stent to maintain the patency of a dilated vessel. The improved stent deployment system is adapted for deployment with a balloon catheter. The stent deployment system includes an expandable stent sheath for supporting the stent for deployment. The stent sheath...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6174327?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6174327 - Stent deployment apparatus and method