Stent having overlapping struts
US6579310B1 · kind B1 · utility
61Cited by
23References
33Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0054
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intravascular stent having struts which overlap, at least partially, when the stent is compressed. The overlapping struts allow the stent to be crimped to a smaller initial delivery diameter than may be achieved with non-overlapping designs for given metal density. The stent has a reduced delivery diameter which allows for the construction of reduced profile stent-delivery systems, which thereby allow for the stenting of smaller vessels than has heretofore been possible.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.