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Bifurcated stent assemblies

US8961586B2 · kind B2 · utility

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111References

39Claims

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Assignee

INSPIRE M.D LTD. · IL

Inventors

Asher Holzer · Haifa, IL
Eli Bar · Afula, IL
Ofir Paz · Rishon LeZion, IL

Key dates

Filing date	May 1, 2007
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/006
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a stent assembly for expanding in vivo vessels, the assembly comprising first and second radially expandable mesh stents, wherein the first stent is separated by a predetermined distance from the second stent and a stent jacket spans the predetermined distance such that a first end of the jacket is operatively associated with the first stent and a second end of the jacket is operatively associated with the second stent.

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