Stent and stent delivery system
US8585752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent includes a plurality of annular bodies arrayed in an axial direction, each having a plurality of one-end-side bent sections and other-end-side bent sections, and adjacent ones of the annular bodies being linked by link sections. The stent includes at least three kinds of link sections selected from four kinds of link sections including: a vertex-vertex bent link section; a central part-central part bent link section; a central part-vertex bent link section; and a vertex-central part bent link section, the at least three kinds of the link sections including at least the vertex-vertex bent link section and the central part-central part bent link section, and the adjacent annular bodies being linked by at least two different kinds of the link sections.
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