Endovascular support device and method
US6663661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2210/0042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wire-like structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
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