Methods and apparatus for luminal stenting

US9901472B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Gabriel Newell · San Francisco, US
• Andy Huynh · Westminster, US
• Lawrence Farhat · Oceanside, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 27, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2210/0014
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A stent delivery system can include a core wire and a self-expanding member disposed along the core wire. The self-expanding member can be used to facilitate expansion of a stent or other implantable device within the vasculature of a patient. The self-expanding member can include first and second end portions that are each axially slidable along the core wire and be able to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration upon axial convergence of the first and second end portions.