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Method of implanting a stent within a tubular organ of a living body and of removing same
Assignee: Terumo Corp
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Filing: 1990-10-30
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2010-10-30
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are an instrument for expanding a tubular organ such as a blood vessel and for keeping the tubular organ expanded for a predetermined period of time, and a catheter for mounting said instrument at a desired position within the tubular organ, said catheter being capable of moving and recovering the instrument mounted within the tubular organ. The instrument is formed of a two-way shape memory alloy and expands or shrinks in the radial direction, in accordance with changes in temperature. At least one side hole is formed at the distal end portion of the catheter, on which the instrument is detachably mounted.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumiaki Harada
- 👤 Kyuta Sagae
- 👤 Masakiyo Nobuyoshi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:21
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/0004; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0023; A61F2210/0042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
331 words
A method of implanting a stent within a tubular organ of a living body and removing the stent from the tubular organ, which comprises the steps of: mounting a cylindrical shaped stent made of a two-shape memory allow on a distal end portion of a catheter tube having at least one hole in said end portion, said stent being capable of expanding or shrinking in the radial direction thereof if accordance with changes in temperature; introducing a cooling liquid into said distal end portion of the catheter tube thereby to discharge the cooling liquid through said hole, and to shrink the stent so as to bringing the stent in contact with the outer wall of said distal end portion of the catheter tube; introducing said distal end portion of the catheter tube into a desired portion of said tubular organ through a guide catheter introduced in advance, while keeping the cooling liquid flowing out of said hole; discontinuing the supply of the cooling liquid thereby warming the stent through a heat from the living body thereby expanding the stent so as to bringing the stent in contact with the inner wall of the tubular organ; withdrawing the distal end portion of the catheter tube from the tubular organ, leaving the stent as it is thereby implanting the stent at said desired portion of said tubular organ; introducing said distal end portion of the catheter tube into the stent implanted in said desired portion of said tubular organ; introducing a cooling liquid into said distal end portion of the catheter tube thereby to discharge the cooling liquid through said hole, and to shrink the stent so as to bring the stent in contact with the outer wall of said distal end portion of the catheter tube; and withdrawing the distal end portion of the catheter tube from the tubular organ with the stent being mounted on the distal end portion of the catheter tube, thereby removing the stent from the tubular organ.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
331 words
A method of implanting a stent within a tubular organ of a living body and removing the stent from the tubular organ, which comprises the steps of: mounting a cylindrical shaped stent made of a two-shape memory allow on a distal end portion of a catheter tube having at least one hole in said end portion, said stent being capable of expanding or shrinking in the radial direction thereof if accordance with changes in temperature; introducing a cooling liquid into said distal end portion of the catheter tube thereby to discharge the cooling liquid through said hole, and to shrink the stent so as to bringing the stent in contact with the outer wall of said distal end portion of the catheter tube; introducing said distal end portion of the catheter tube into a desired portion of said tubular organ through a guide catheter introduced in advance, while keeping the cooling liquid flowing out of said hole; discontinuing the supply of the cooling liquid thereby warming the stent through a heat from the living body thereby expanding the stent so as to bringing the stent in contact with the inner wall of the tubular organ; withdrawing the distal end portion of the catheter tube from the tubular organ, leaving the stent as it is thereby implanting the stent at said desired portion of said tubular organ; introducing said distal end portion of the catheter tube into the stent implanted in said desired portion of said tubular organ; introducing a cooling liquid into said distal end portion of the catheter tube thereby to discharge the cooling liquid through said hole, and to shrink the stent so as to bring the stent in contact with the outer wall of said distal end portion of the catheter tube; and withdrawing the distal end portion of the catheter tube from the tubular organ with the stent being mounted on the distal end portion of the catheter tube, thereby removing the stent from the tubular organ.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said cylindrical body is in the form of a hollow coil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said cylindrical body is of a spiral cylindrical shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said cylindrical body is in the form of a pipe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said cylindrical body has a mesh structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said two-way shape memory alloy is selected from the group consisting of alloys of Ni-Ti binary alloy, Cu-Al-Ni ternary allow and Cu-Zn-Al ternary alloy.
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