US5968070A
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Covered expanding mesh stent
Assignee: Cordis US Corp
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Filing: 1997-08-11
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Granted: 1999-10-19
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Expires: 2017-08-11
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a medical device such as a stent in the form of an expandable mesh with an expandable polymer layer thereon. The mesh is metal or plastic. The polymer may be any of a variety of expandable polymers, which either expand upon hydration, or expand without significant resistance. The invention may be used, for example, as an expandable biliary, vascular, endotracheal, esophageal, or prostatic device.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert S. Bley
- 👤 Kevin H. Van Bladel
- 👤 Joseph R. Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/08; A61L31/10; A61F2/0077; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2002/072; A61F2002/075; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0067
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A stent for insertion into the interior of a body comprising: an expandable mesh said expandable mesh having a first configuration having a first diameter and a second configuration having a second diameter wherein said first diameter is smaller than said second diameter; and an expandable polymer coupled with said mesh said expandable polymer having a third configuration having a third diameter and a fourth configuration having a fourth diameter said fourth diameter greater than said third diameter wherein said expandable polymer is moveable between said third configuration and said fourth configuration without significant resistance and is moveable between said fourth configuration and said third configuration without folding of bunching, wherein in said third configuration, said expandable polymer is adapted to maintain said expandable mesh in said first configuration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A stent for insertion into the interior of a body comprising: an expandable mesh said expandable mesh having a first configuration having a first diameter and a second configuration having a second diameter wherein said first diameter is smaller than said second diameter; and an expandable polymer coupled with said mesh said expandable polymer having a third configuration having a third diameter and a fourth configuration having a fourth diameter said fourth diameter greater than said third diameter wherein said expandable polymer is moveable between said third configuration and said fourth configuration without significant resistance and is moveable between said fourth configuration and said third configuration without folding of bunching, wherein in said third configuration, said expandable polymer is adapted to maintain said expandable mesh in said first configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The expandable mesh as described in claim 1 wherein said expandable polymer comprises expanded PTFE.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein said expandable mesh is self-expanding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein said expandable mesh comprises a material selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, tantalum, gold, titanium, nitinol, and plastic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein said expandable mesh has a configuration selected from the group consisting of coiled spring, braided filament, perforated tube, slit tube, and zig-zag.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein polymer is disposed on one of the inside of said mesh, the outside of said mesh, the interstices of said mesh, and any combination thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein said expandable mesh has a first expansion ratio and said polymer has a second expansion ratio, wherein said first and said second expansion ratio are approximately equal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein said expandable polymer inhibits tissue in-growth through walls of said stent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein said expandable polymer inhibits liquid flow through walls of said stent.
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