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Stent devices with detachable distal or proximal wires

US7063719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2003
Grant dateJun 20, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2/962
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Stent and stent delivery system suited for the noninvasive treatment of aneurysms, diseased blood vessels, and other bodily lumen are described. Detachable proximal and/or distal wires connected to the proximal and distal ends, respectively, of the stent allow the operator to manipulate the position and final configuration of the stent upon deployment.

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