Delivery systems for stents having protruding features
US12076257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/416
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Delivery systems for expandable elements, such as stents or scaffolds having spikes, flails, or other protruding features for delivering drugs and/or penetrating target tissue within a human patient and associated methods for using such systems. The delivery systems can be configured to deliver and position expandable structures within a body lumen (e.g., vessel). In addition, these delivery systems can also be configured to deploy and expand the expandable structures in the body lumen. The delivery systems can further be configured to engage with the expanded structure and collapse the structure for removal from the body lumen. The delivery systems can be configured to deliver another expandable structure or the same expandable structure to another body lumen, or the same body lumen, in a single procedure or during a plurality of procedures.
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