US5876445A
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Medical stents for body lumens exhibiting peristaltic motion
Assignee: Boston Scientific Corp
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Filing: 1996-11-26
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Granted: 1999-03-02
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Expires: 2016-11-26
Abstract
Abstract Methods for forming, shaping and heat treating stents for reinforcement of the lumen of peristaltic organs. The stent is formed by knitting preferably a nitinol wire into a pattern of overlapping loops selected such that from a relaxed state each row of loops may shift axially relative to and independently of the rows on either side. This local lengthening and shortening accommodates peristalsis of the organ without migrating within the organ.
Inventors
- 👤 Erik Andersen
- 👤 Ernst Peter Strecker
- 👤 Kathleen L. Hess
- 👤 Susanne Urhoj
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 21:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/04; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61L31/005; D; D04; D04B; D04B1/00; D04B1/22; D04B1/225; D04B15/00; D04B15/14; A61F2/0077; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/9522; A61F2002/072; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/9505; A61F2002/9511; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0019; A61F2210/0076; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/0078; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0067; D10; D10B; D10B2509/00; D10B2509/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A medical device for use in a body lumen, comprising: a flexible wire configuration to form a wall of a cylindrical tube over a predetermined length, the gauge of said wire varying along said tube, said tube having at least one permanently deformed end portion increased to a diameter larger than remaining portions of said tube, said tube being in an annealed state under which strains induced by deforming said end portion have been relieved, so that a configuration of said end portion is stabilized, and said at least one increased diameter end portion being constructed and arranged, upon insertion into said body lumen, to apply anchoring pressure upon the wall of said lumen to secure fixation of said tube in said lumen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A medical device for use in a body lumen, comprising: a flexible wire configuration to form a wall of a cylindrical tube over a predetermined length, the gauge of said wire varying along said tube, said tube having at least one permanently deformed end portion increased to a diameter larger than remaining portions of said tube, said tube being in an annealed state under which strains induced by deforming said end portion have been relieved, so that a configuration of said end portion is stabilized, and said at least one increased diameter end portion being constructed and arranged, upon insertion into said body lumen, to apply anchoring pressure upon the wall of said lumen to secure fixation of said tube in said lumen.
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