Bi-stable bifurcated stent petal geometry
US8277501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0036
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent has a substantially cylindrical tubular body with at least one expandable side branch that has a plurality of members. The plurality of members includes at least one first member having a first width and at least one second member having a second width, where the first width is greater than the second width. Each of the at least one first members and each of the at least one second members define a cell that has at least two stable cell geometries.
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