Stent
US5554181A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2240/001
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent comprising a self-expandable cylindrical body constructed out a single integral piece of material, including a plurality of wavy closed windings and strips interconnecting the windings such that the stent is prevented from stretching longitudinally is provided. The stent is self-expandable from a first radially-constrained, unexpanded diameter to a second, radially-unconstrained, expanded diameter. The stent can be implanted within a body cavity of an animal to maintain patency thereof.
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