Patent · US Expired

Stent

US7131992B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by
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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 2002
Grant dateNov 7, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2002/9511
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A stent arranged in a stenosis portion of the intracavital has a deformable frame urged so as to expand in a radially outward direction thereof and a generally cylindrical film-like member which is removably mounted around an outer periphery of the frame and which is expandable and reducible in a radial direction thereof.

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