Self-expandable helical intravascular stent and stent-graft
US5876432A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device which includes at least a tubular stent member which if formed from a helically wrapped undulating member and a coupling member which extends through undulations of adjacent turns of the helically wrapped undulating member and is movable along the undulations, the device is foldable into a lumen deployable configuration and may also include a coaxially positioned graft member.
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