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Method of forming an intravascular radially expandable stent
Assignee: Numed Inc
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Filing: 1990-11-28
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Granted: 1992-11-10
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Expires: 2010-11-28
Abstract
Abstract An improved radially expandable stent formed from a fine wire bent into a serpentine flat ribbon which is wound around a mandrel into a cylindrical sleeve for mounting on a balloon catheter for transluminal insertion in a vessel such as a blood vessel is provided. A very small diameter fine platinum wire is used to form the basic cylindrical sleeve and it is welded to a pigtail of the wire forming the sleeve to provide longitudinal stablility.
Inventors
- 👤 Allen J. Tower
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of forming a radially expandable stent for transluminal implantation comprising the steps of forming a continuous length of fine wire into a flat rectangular shaped ribbon containing alternately inverted oval shaped loops with each loop having an opening situated at one edge of the ribbon and an expanded base lying along an opposed edge of said ribbon; closing the opening of each loop; winding the ribbon into a tight spiral sleeve with the edges of the ribbon being in close relation to each other and, performing said wire prior to forming into a sinusoidal shape having a series of waves, each half wave of the sinusoidal being triangular shaped and having a flat planar surface at its apex and an open base section.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of forming a radially expandable stent for transluminal implantation comprising the steps of forming a continuous length of fine wire into a flat rectangular shaped ribbon containing alternately inverted oval shaped loops with each loop having an opening situated at one edge of the ribbon and an expanded base lying along an opposed edge of said ribbon; closing the opening of each loop; winding the ribbon into a tight spiral sleeve with the edges of the ribbon being in close relation to each other and, performing said wire prior to forming into a sinusoidal shape having a series of waves, each half wave of the sinusoidal being triangular shaped and having a flat planar surface at its apex and an open base section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 that further includes the step of joining an axially disposed wire section to the sleeve to prevent the sleeve from expanding axially.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 2 that further includes the step of forming said axially disposed wire section as an integral part of the last loop in said ribbon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3 that includes the further step of welding said wire section to said spiral sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 that further includes the step of annealing the wire prior to forming.
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