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Implantable and lumen-supporting stents and related methods of manufacture and use

US9445927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 2011
Grant dateSep 20, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2250/0068
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable medical stent system, including a radially expandable stent including a filamental structure in a pattern surrounding a bore to form a substantially tubular wall along a length relative to a longitudinal axis; wherein the filamental structure includes at least one actuate crown with a crown peak having a radius of curvature located along a reference axis, and first and second arcuate crown shoulders on first and second sides, respectively, of the reference axis; and wherein the filamental structure also includes at least one pair of adjacent first and second elongated struts extending from the first and second crown shoulders, respectively.

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