Abstract: A tool-carrying catheter, comprising: an elongate body adapted for insertion into a blood vessel; a tool section attached to a distal side of said body; and a guide-channel adapted to carry at least a guide-wire, wherein said catheter includes an entry port into said guide-channel for said guide wire and wherein said tool includes a distal exit for said guide wire from said guide-channel, defined in a side of said tool.
Abstract: Stents and methods for design, usage and manufacture, using novel materials and designs, for example, high yield strength, low Young modulus, cold worked and/or with low elongation requirements.