Methods for manufacturing secured strand end devices
US9149374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49849
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A woven, self-expanding stent device has one or more strands and is configured for insertion into an anatomical structure. The device includes a coupling structure secured to two different strand end portions that are substantially aligned with each other. The two different strand end portions include nickel and titanium. The coupling structure is not a strand of the device.
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