Circumferentially nested expandable device
US8540762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen are disclosed. Some embodiments of these implants comprise a circumferentially nested, diametrically expandable, moveable vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The device can be configured to allow for motion such as rotating, translating, and/or slide and lock.
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