Stent and method for maintaining the area of a body lumen
US8968386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent comprises (a) a first segment that is radially compressible and expandable and (b) a second segment that is substantially rigid in a radial direction. The second segment is bendable to assume a curved configuration while remaining substantially rigid in the radial direction and thereby resisting radial compression and expansion.
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