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Stent and stent delivery device

US10335297B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

17Claims

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Assignee

Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha · JP

Inventors

Shirley Vong · Woodside Village, US
Priscilla Tsai · Rancho Santa Margarita, US
Cang Lam · Irvine, US
Ross Soltanian · Aliso Viejo, US
Greg Bak-Boychuk · San Clemente, US
Tai D. Tieu · Tokyo, JP
Ponaka Pung · Signal Hill, US
Arnold Tuason · Claremont, US
Heather Griffith · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00131
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In one embodiment according to the present invention, a stent is described having a generally cylindrical body formed from a single woven nitinol wire. The distal and proximal ends of the stent include a plurality of loops, some of which include marker members used for visualizing the position of the stent. In another embodiment, the previously described stent includes an inner flow diverting layer.

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