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Reducing stent, device with reducing stent and use of a reducing stent
Assignee: Angiomed GmbH and Co Medizentechnik KG
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Filing: 1996-01-19
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Granted: 1997-04-08
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Expires: 2016-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A stent for reducing a diameter of a duct in a body of a living creature. The stent includes a sleevelike part having walls provided with perforations, enlarged ends as well as an intermediate area reduced in diameter by a constriction. Thrombogenic threads are provided on an exterior of the sleevelike part between the enlarged ends.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans K. Hauenstein
- 👤 Josef Lindenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12027; A61B17/12036; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12168; A61B17/12177; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/915; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61F2/07; A61F2002/068; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30092; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30317; A61F2002/30327; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91558; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0019; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/0054; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0039; A61M; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/10; A61M2210/1042; A61M2210/1071
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A reducing stent for reducing a diameter of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, the reducing stent comprising a sleevelike part extending along a longitudinal axis of said reducing stent and having a wall provided with perforations, first and second free ends at opposite ends of the sleevelike part along said longitudinal axis, an intermediate portion connecting said first and second free ends, and thrombogenic threads extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of the reducing stent on the exterior of the sleevelike part along said intermediate portion, wherein at body temperature, the operating position of said reducing stent said first and second free ends of said sleevelike part each have a larger diameter than all areas of said intermediate portion, whereby said intermediate portion forms a constriction in said sleevelike part between said first and second free ends.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A reducing stent for reducing a diameter of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, the reducing stent comprising a sleevelike part extending along a longitudinal axis of said reducing stent and having a wall provided with perforations, first and second free ends at opposite ends of the sleevelike part along said longitudinal axis, an intermediate portion connecting said first and second free ends, and thrombogenic threads extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of the reducing stent on the exterior of the sleevelike part along said intermediate portion, wherein at body temperature, the operating position of said reducing stent said first and second free ends of said sleevelike part each have a larger diameter than all areas of said intermediate portion, whereby said intermediate portion forms a constriction in said sleevelike part between said first and second free ends.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A reducing stent according to claim 1, wherein the sleevelike part automatically expands to said operating position at increased temperature corresponding to body temperature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A reducing stent according to claim 2, wherein the sleevelike part consists of a nickel-titanium alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A reducing stent according to claim 1, wherein the perforations in said wall of the sleevelike part form a lattice configuration.
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