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Multi-element bioresorbable intravascular stent

US11234844B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EFEMORAL MEDICAL, INC.

Inventors

Lewis B. Schwartz · Lake Forest, US
Gregory C. Orr · Oceanside, US
Jayson Delos Santos · Fremont, US
CHRISTOPHER HAIG · Sint-Genesius-Rode, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 2020
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 10, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB33Y10/00
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A multi-element, bioresorbable, vascular stent may be used to maintain or enhance patency of a blood vessel. The stent may be used in peripheral blood vessels, which may be long and/or tortuous. By using multiple, separate stent elements that are balloon expandable, the multi-element stent may be stronger than a traditional self-expanding stent but may also be more flexible, due to its multiple-element configuration, than a traditional balloon-expandable stent. Thus, the multi-element, bioresorbable, vascular stent described herein may be particularly advantageous for treating long lesions in tortuous peripheral blood vessels.

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