Flat wire stent
US6719782B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/8483
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved stent in which the limbs have been fabricated from a medium having a cross sectional profile in which at least one segment is flat and straight, whereby the stent is provided with improved expansion characteristics.
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