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US5578149A
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Radially expandable stent
Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1995-05-31
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Granted: 1996-11-26
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Expires: 2015-05-31
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to an expandable stent for use in blood vessels. The length of the stent after expansion is substantially the same as the stent length before expansion. The stent is annealed at high temperatures to permit stent deformation at relatively low pressures to conform to the blood vessel shape and diameter.
Inventors
- 👤 Ivan De Scheerder
- 👤 Joseph B. Horn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for manufacturing a stent and for deploying said stent having a length in a vessel in a body, comprising: providing a wire that is to be subject to annealing at two different times after said providing step; first annealing said wire at a temperature ranging from about 900° to about 1200° C., wherein said first annealing step substantially eliminates any shape memory of said wire; changing the shape of said wire into that of a stent having concentric loops; second annealing, after said changing step, said stent at a temperature ranging from about 900° to about 1200° C., wherein said second annealing step substantially eliminates any shape memory of said stent and renders said stent able to adapt readily to the shape of said vessel; placing said stent within an interior of the body vessel; permitting said stent to conform to the shape of the interior of the body vessel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for manufacturing a stent and for deploying said stent having a length in a vessel in a body, comprising: providing a wire that is to be subject to annealing at two different times after said providing step; first annealing said wire at a temperature ranging from about 900° to about 1200° C., wherein said first annealing step substantially eliminates any shape memory of said wire; changing the shape of said wire into that of a stent having concentric loops; second annealing, after said changing step, said stent at a temperature ranging from about 900° to about 1200° C., wherein said second annealing step substantially eliminates any shape memory of said stent and renders said stent able to adapt readily to the shape of said vessel; placing said stent within an interior of the body vessel; permitting said stent to conform to the shape of the interior of the body vessel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said temperature in at least one of said first and second annealing steps ranges from about 1000° to about 1100° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said temperature in at least one of said first and second annealing steps ranges from about 1050° to about 1100° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said changing step includes creating a zigzag wire before said wire is changed into a plurality of concentric loops.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said first annealing step is performed in an atmosphere that is substantially free of oxygen to inhibit oxidation of said wire.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said second annealing step is performed in an atmosphere that is substantially free of oxygen to inhibit oxidation of said stent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said permitting step includes expanding a diameter of said stent after placement in the interior of the body vessel while the length of said stent remains substantially the same.
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