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Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-05
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Granted: 1998-09-01
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Expires: 2015-06-05
Abstract
Abstract An introducer for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method of treating and angeological disease using a bifurcated stent; an endoluminal stent having perpendicular hoop members, each hoop member formed of wire in a sinuous configuration, at least some of juxtaposed apices in neighboring hoops being secured to one another, such stents also forming axially aligned segments in straight stents, and segments of bifurcated stents in particular embodiments. Certain embodiments of such stents also include barbs, fabric covering and radiopaque markers.
Inventors
- 👤 George Goicoechea
- 👤 John Hudson
- 👤 Claude Mialhe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/852; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/95; A61F2/954; A61F2/958; A61F2002/061; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/828; A61F2/848; A61F2002/8486; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0019; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0008; A61F2220/0016; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0033; A61F2220/0066; A61F2220/0075; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0067; A61F2240/00; A61F2240/001; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0098; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/902; Y10S623/903; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
An endoluminal stent comprising a plurality of hoops which are axially displaced in a tubular configuration along a common axis, each of said hoops (a) having longitudinal ends, (b) being formed by a substantially complete turn of a sinuous member having apices at said longitudinal ends, and (c) having said apices at said longitudinal ends lie in planes perpendicular to said axis; wherein apices of sinuous members of adjacent hoops are juxtaposed to one another, and at least two juxtaposed apices are connected to one another by a separate securing means that provides limited relative movement between said apices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
An endoluminal stent comprising a plurality of hoops which are axially displaced in a tubular configuration along a common axis, each of said hoops (a) having longitudinal ends, (b) being formed by a substantially complete turn of a sinuous member having apices at said longitudinal ends, and (c) having said apices at said longitudinal ends lie in planes perpendicular to said axis; wherein apices of sinuous members of adjacent hoops are juxtaposed to one another, and at least two juxtaposed apices are connected to one another by a separate securing means that provides limited relative movement between said apices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
112 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 in combination with one or more additional stent segments, wherein each of said segments comprises a plurality of hoops which are axially displaced in a tubular configuration along a common axis, each of said hoops (a) having longitudinal ends, (b) being formed by a substantially complete turn of a sinuous member having apices at said longitudinal ends, and (c) having said longitudinal ends lie in planes substantially perpendicular to said axis; wherein apices of sinuous members of adjacent hoops are juxtaposed to one another, and at least two juxtaposed apices are connected by a securing means that provides limited relative movement between said apices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 2 wherein said one or more additional segments are axially aligned with one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 2 wherein said one or more additional segments are connected to one another by securing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 2 wherein adjacent hoops are of the same diameter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 2 wherein adjacent hoops are of a different diameter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 3 wherein axially aligned segments are connected to one another by a tubular fabric element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 2 wherein a first additional segment is axially parallel to, but non-co-axial with, said stent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 8 wherein further comprising a second additional segment axially parallel to said stent, but non-co-axial with either said stent or said first additional stent segment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 9 wherein at least one of said additional stent segments is of frustoconical shape and is further combined with an additional stent segment having an end which includes a mating frustoconical shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 10 wherein said mating frustoconical stent segments are adapted to be separately placed in a bifurcated artery and then, by expansion of one of said frustoconical stent segments, secured to one another.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 wherein said hoops are formed of a single continuous wire.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 wherein said securing means is a suture.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 13 wherein said suture is a tied loop of thermoplastic material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 wherein said securing means is a ring.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 wherein said securing means is a staple.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 wherein said securing means is wire twisted into a loop.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 17 wherein said wire is nitinol.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 wherein said securing means is bead of thermoplastic material.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 wherein the plane of the circumference at each longitudinal end of the stent is square to the longitudinal axis of the stent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 1 wherein said stent is at least partially covered in fabric.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
An endoluminal stent as claimed in claim 12 wherein said wire is nitinol.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2001-08-31 | 2002-03-02 | 2002-09-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2005-08-31 | 2006-03-02 | 2006-09-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2009-08-31 | 2010-03-02 | 2010-09-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |