Stent with deflecting connector
US10864069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/91575
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This disclosure is directed primarily to a stent for use in the trachea. The stent has a nominally deployed state, an axially extended state and an axially compressed state. The stent has a length. In the axially extended state, the length is at least 20% greater than in the nominally deployed state.
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