Recapturable stent with minimum crossing profile
US7473272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0013
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-expanding stent includes a plurality of segments having an alternating repeating pattern; each of the segments having connected crowns and unconnected crowns, wherein the unconnected crowns can be fully straightened without damage or permanent distortion to the unconnected crowns; and connectors extending between and connecting adjacent connected crowns of adjacent segments. The self-expanding stent catheter has a minimum crossing profile and the stent compressed for deployment therein is recapturable.
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