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Endovascular support device
Assignee: Medtronic Vascular Inc
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Filing: 1989-08-24
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Granted: 1994-03-08
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Expires: 2009-08-24
Abstract
Abstract An endovascular support device for treatment of chronic restenosis or other vascular narrowing is disclosed together with a method of manufacture and a method for delivering a plurality of such devices to an affected area of a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the endovascular support device comprises a unitary wirelike structure configured to form a plurality of upper and lower peaks which may be compressed for delivery to an affected area of a coronary or peripheral vessel in a human, and then expanded to maintain a passageway through the vessel.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael D. Boneau
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61F2002/826; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0023; A61F2210/0042; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A stent for implantation within a vessel within the human body comprising a plurality of N substantially straight segments of wire-like material, each segment having a first and second ends wherein the first end of a first segment is connected to the first end of a second segment, the second end of the second segment is connected to the second end of the third segment, the first end of the third segment is connected to the first end of the fourth segment, and so on until the second end of the Nth segment is connected to the second end of the first segment, with no segment overlapping any other segment and the plurality of segments being capable of being compressed onto a catheter for delivery to an affected area of a vessel and then forcibly expanded to maintain the affected area of a vessel at a diameter larger than if the support device were not implanted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A stent for implantation within a vessel within the human body comprising a plurality of N substantially straight segments of wire-like material, each segment having a first and second ends wherein the first end of a first segment is connected to the first end of a second segment, the second end of the second segment is connected to the second end of the third segment, the first end of the third segment is connected to the first end of the fourth segment, and so on until the second end of the Nth segment is connected to the second end of the first segment, with no segment overlapping any other segment and the plurality of segments being capable of being compressed onto a catheter for delivery to an affected area of a vessel and then forcibly expanded to maintain the affected area of a vessel at a diameter larger than if the support device were not implanted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein the value of N is between six and twenty.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The stent of claim 2 wherein the plurality of segments of wire-like material are formed as a single unit and then bent to form the plurality of segments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The stent of claim 3 wherein the plurality of segments are formed of surgical stainless steel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The stent of claim 4 wherein the plurality of segments are plated with platinum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
161 words
A stent for implantation in a vessel within the human body comprising a unitary wire-like circular member bent to form a plurality of N substantially straight, non-overlapping segments wherein each segment has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the first segment is connected to the first end of the second segment, the second end of the second segment is connected to the second end of the third segment, the first end of the third segment is connect to the first end of the fourth segment, and so on until the second end of the Nth segment is connected to the second end of the first segment, the stent being compressed onto a catheter for delivery to an affected area of a vessel and then forcibly expanded to maintain the affected area of a vessel at a diameter larger than if the support device were not implanted, the value of N being between six and twenty.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
161 words
A stent for implantation in a vessel within the human body comprising a unitary wire-like circular member bent to form a plurality of N substantially straight, non-overlapping segments wherein each segment has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the first segment is connected to the first end of the second segment, the second end of the second segment is connected to the second end of the third segment, the first end of the third segment is connect to the first end of the fourth segment, and so on until the second end of the Nth segment is connected to the second end of the first segment, the stent being compressed onto a catheter for delivery to an affected area of a vessel and then forcibly expanded to maintain the affected area of a vessel at a diameter larger than if the support device were not implanted, the value of N being between six and twenty.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The stent of claim 6 wherein the stent is formed of surgical stainless steel and plated with platinum.
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