Flexible resheathable stent design
US7240516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0059
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-expanding stent includes capture segments including a first capture segment and a second capture segment. The first capture segment includes a first crown coupled to a first crown of the second capture segment and a second crown, where the second crown is spaced apart from an adjacent second crown of the second capture segment when the self-expanding stent is in a relaxed state, and further where the second crown of the first capture segment captures the adjacent second crown of the second capture segment when the self-expanding stent is in a radially compressed state.
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