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Method of restoring reduced or absent blood flow capacity

US5842479A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1996
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/903
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods of artificially lining a vessel, especially an artery, of a medical patient to address the existence of a flow-inhibiting atheroma and to significantly alleviate the probability of restenosis, and the resulting products.

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