Abstract: A radial artery catheter adapter comprising, a converter sheath configured to provide access to the radial artery, wherein the converter sheath includes a conduit for a catheter, and the converter sheath is angled around the anatomy such that a first terminus is positioned at least twenty degrees from a substantial portion of the converter sheath a hub for coupling one or more catheters; and an immobilizer configured to stabilize the orientation of the converter sheath and the hub.

Abstract: A stent and a percutaneous balloon system for the placement of the stent in the lumen of a patient, and particularly relates to a stent and balloon system, which may be an integrated delivery system for dilatation and/or placement of a stent or stents especially for but not limited to bifurcated vessels and lesions. Moreover, disclosed is a method of deploying the stent at a particular site through the intermediary of the inventive balloon system.