Stent assembly
US6312454A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2240/001
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent assembly comprises a stent whose configuration can change between a transversely compressed state for delivery into a lumen in a human or animal body, and a relaxed state in which in use the stent contacts the lumen to support it. The stent is positioned in a delivery device and constrained by it in its transversely compressed state. The delivery device comprises a tubular member formed from a shape memory alloy and can be fitted to or within a catheter for delivery of the stent through a lumen.
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