Intravascular stent
US5133732A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00155
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent for implantation into a body vessel in which a cylindrical stent body coiled from a generally continuous wire with a deformable zig-zag structure is provided with means for preventing the stent body from stretching along its longitudinal axis. This stent is especially useful when implanting very long stents by means of balloon expansion.
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