Low profile medical stent
US8197528B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a medical prosthesis having a low profile for delivery into a body lumen. The stent includes a plurality of geometric cells defining the stent, which has first and second opposed open ends; and a plurality of wire strands woven to form a plurality of crossed regions defining the geometric cells. Each wire strand has strand ends and the strand ends are disposed at the second end of the stent.
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