Device allowing the treatment of bodily conduits at an area of a bifurcation
US9192492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The device includes a stent and a separating device, the stent having a number of areas of separation and the separating device being able to be introduced through the wall of the stent at an area of separation. According to embodiments of the invention, each area of separation has a number of separable junctions; the activation of the separating device separates at least one of the separable junctions of the area of separation so as to separate the stent into two stent sections at the area of the bifurcation and to allow the stent sections to further expand to respectively conform to a shape of the main conduit and to a shape of the secondary conduit at the area of the bifurcation.
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