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Stent with selectively covered region

US11026818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Martyn G. Folan · Loughrea, IE
Martin Burke · Galway, IE
Gerard Duignan · Roscommon, IE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 22, 2019
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 30, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L31/148
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A stent with a selectively covered end region. The stent includes a radially expandable tubular framework and a covering surrounding the tubular framework. The covering includes a skirt surrounding a distal end region of the tubular framework which is selectively removable from the distal end region of the tubular framework to expose the distal end region of the tubular framework to permit hyperplastic tissue ingrowth through the distal end region of the tubular framework. For example, the skirt may be folded, rolled, collapsed, or separated from the remainder of the covering to expose the distal end region of the tubular framework.

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