Patent · US Expired

Matched balloon to stent shortening

US6911038B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateMay 8, 2001
Grant dateJun 28, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2/958
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter for delivery of a prosthesis comprises an expandable member which includes a portion which foreshortens longitudinally upon radial expansion of the expandable member.

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