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Methods and apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure

US7789904B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited · IE

Inventors

Randolf von Oepen · Los Altos, US
Gerd Seibold · Herrenberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2003
Grant date	Sep 7, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/91558
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a stent comprising a tubular flexible body having a wall with a web structure that is expandable from a contracted delivery configuration to deployed configuration. The web structure comprises a plurality of neighboring web patterns, where each web patterns is composed of adjoining webs, and the web patterns are interconnected. Each adjoining web comprises a central section interposed between two lateral sections to form concave or convex configurations.

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