System for the treatment of a body duct and process for its manufacture
US6056767A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/844
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The object of the present invention is a system for the treatment of a body duct, such as a blood vessel in particular, of the type comprising a stent forming element comprising a frame made from a material having a low elastic recovery capacity, which is intended, in the position of use, to restore and/or to maintain the normal passage cross-section of said duct to be treated, and an inflatable expanding element disposed in the interior relative to said stent forming element.
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