Braided stent and method of manufacturing a braided stent
US10213290B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/001
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent may be actuatable between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration. A stent may include one or more interwoven filaments each including a cross-sectional profile having at least one flattened portion. A flattened portion of a first filament portion of the one or more filaments may be positioned in contact with a flattened portion of a second filament portion of the one or more filaments.
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