Medical device
US9883961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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18Claims
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/1011
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device includes an expandable element for location in a blood vessel. The expandable element is movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. In the expanded configuration, at least a part of a longitudinal axis of the expandable element is curved in three-dimensional space. The medical device can be stent deployment device which includes an elongate catheter shaft and an inflatable balloon.
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