Coupled scaffold segments
US10039656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/0091
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A scaffold is formed by several segments joined or connected to each other by only at least one coupling. The coupling decouples the segments in the axial direction over a finite distance of axial displacement. The scaffold when implanted in a peripheral vessel reduces loading on rings of a segment due to the decoupling of the segments in the axial direction over the finite distance.
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