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Method of forming a stent
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1999-10-18
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Granted: 2001-07-03
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Expires: 2019-10-18
Abstract
Abstract Expandable intraluminal stents are provided as well their method of manufacture. These stents are made of metal, the metal characterized by a desired porosity, with a drug compressed into the pores of the stent. The stents are formed by subjecting one or more powdered metals in a die cavity to a pressure treatment followed by a heat treatment. The metal may be cast directly in a stent-like form or cast into sheets or tubes from which the inventive stents are produced. The so-formed porous metal stent is then loaded with one or more drugs.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael W. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/02; A61L31/022; A61L31/04; A61L31/048; A61L31/14; A61L31/146; A61L31/16; B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/36; B23K26/40; C; C08; C08L; C08L27/00; C08L27/02; C08L27/12; C08L27/18; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/92; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0067; A61L2300/00; A61L2300/60; A61L2300/606; A61L2300/608; B23K2103/00; B23K2103/02; B23K2103/04; B23K2103/05; B23K2103/08; B23K2103/14; B23K2103/18; B23K2103/26; B23K2103/30; B23K2103/42; B23K2103/50; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49995
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of forming a stent comprising the steps of: providing a first powdered metal; providing a second powdered metal, the first powdered metal and second powdered metal having different compositions or different physical properties or both; treating the first and second powdered metals to form a stent preform having a length, the stent preform including a first region formed of the first powdered metal and a second region formed of the second powdered metal, the first region displaced along the length of the stent preform from the second region; forming a stent from the stent preform.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of forming a stent comprising the steps of: providing a first powdered metal; providing a second powdered metal, the first powdered metal and second powdered metal having different compositions or different physical properties or both; treating the first and second powdered metals to form a stent preform having a length, the stent preform including a first region formed of the first powdered metal and a second region formed of the second powdered metal, the first region displaced along the length of the stent preform from the second region; forming a stent from the stent preform.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the stent preform is a sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the sheet is rolled into tubular form during the forming step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 3 , the sheet having first and second opposing edges, wherein the first opposing edge is secured to the second opposing edge during the forming step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 where the stent preform is laser cut during the forming step.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the stent preform is a tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the treating step includes subjecting the first and second powdered metals to high pressure to form the stent preform.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the treating step includes subjecting the first and second powdered metals to high pressure to form a compact and sintering the compact to form the stent preform.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the treating step includes sintering the first and second powdered metals to form the stent preform.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
85 words
The method of claim 1 wherein: the treating step includes subjecting the first and second powdered metals to high pressure to form a compact and sintering the compact to form the stent preform the stent preform selected from the group consisting of sheets and tubes and either rolling the stent preform in the case where the stent preform is a sheet to form the stent or laser cutting the stent preform in the case where the stent preform is a tube to form the stent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second powdered metals are characterized by different average particle size.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second powdered metals are elementally different metals.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the first powdered metal and the second powdered metal are of different compositions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the first powdered metal and the second powdered metal have different physical properties.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of forming a stent comprising the steps of: providing a tube having a first region formed from a first powdered metal and a second region formed from a second powdered metal, the first powdered metal and the second powdered metal having different compositions or different physical properties or both, the first region displaced along the length of the tube from the second region; cutting the tube to a desired shape using a laser.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of forming a stent comprising the steps of: providing a tube having a first region formed from a first powdered metal and a second region formed from a second powdered metal, the first powdered metal and the second powdered metal having different compositions or different physical properties or both, the first region displaced along the length of the tube from the second region; cutting the tube to a desired shape using a laser.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the first powdered metal and the second powdered metal from which the tube has been formed have been sintered.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the first powdered metal and the second powdered metal from which the tube has been formed have been subjected to high pressure to form a compact and the compact sintered.
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