Stent
US6193747A · kind A · utility
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11References
11Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0054
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent (1) has a tubular flexible body (2) with the wall (3) having a web structure (4). The web structure (4) of the wall (3) has cells formed by a pair of adjacent sinuous web patterns (5,6) that are interconnected by linking elements (22) to form elastic elements.
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