Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system
US6709454B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0013
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-expanding stent for implantation into a body lumen, such as an artery, includes a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common longitudinal stent axis and interconnected by a plurality of interconnecting members placed on the stent in a collinear arrangement such as to create at least one continuous spine which extends along the length of the stent. The stent has cylindrical elements at each end of the stent which includes a plurality of double curved portions.
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