Tubular stent
US6146417A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/89
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent is formed in a tube like grid structure which consists of at least one sequence (i.e., one tubular segment) of closed loop elements which are connected to each other at at least one connecting point per loop (the loop contact point) wherein either the opposing ends of each sequence are circumferentially connected or one sequence is helically wrapped around the longitudinal axis of the stent.
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