US6416543B1
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Expandable stent with variable thickness
Assignee: Cathnet-Science Sa
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Filing: 1998-06-17
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Granted: 2002-07-09
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Expires: 2018-06-17
Abstract
Abstract An expandable tubular device is used as a stent for implantation in the lumen of a body duct, such as a blood vessel in particular, in order to ensure a passage therein, said device consisting of an assembly of tubular elements aligned along a common longitudinal axis and successively joined together in pairs by a plurality of linking members, each tubular element consisting of a strip forming a zigzag corrugation defining bent extreme portions which are successively connected together in pairs in opposite directions by rectilinear intermediate portions, the thickness (e) of said strip forming each of the above-mentions tubular elements ( 1 ), measured radially relative to said tubular element, being greater than the width 1 of this strip in said bent portions ( 2 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Hilaire
- 👤 Viviane Payrou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/915; A61F2002/91525; A61F2002/91533; A61F2002/91541; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91558; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An expandable tubular device for implantation in the lumen of the body duct in order to ensure a passage therein, said device comprising an assembly of tubular elements aligned along a common longitudinal axis and successively joined together in pairs by a plurality of linking members, each tubular element including bent extreme portions having a selected thickness and width which are successively connected together in pairs in opposite directions by rectilinear intermediate portions having a selected thickness and width, wherein the thickness of said bent portions, measured radially relative to said tubular element, is greater than the width of said bent portions wherein the width of the rectilinear portions is greater than the width of said bent portions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An expandable tubular device for implantation in the lumen of the body duct in order to ensure a passage therein, said device comprising an assembly of tubular elements aligned along a common longitudinal axis and successively joined together in pairs by a plurality of linking members, each tubular element including bent extreme portions having a selected thickness and width which are successively connected together in pairs in opposite directions by rectilinear intermediate portions having a selected thickness and width, wherein the thickness of said bent portions, measured radially relative to said tubular element, is greater than the width of said bent portions wherein the width of the rectilinear portions is greater than the width of said bent portions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
118 words
An expandable tubular device for implantation in the lumen of the body duct in order to ensure a passage therein, said device comprising an assembly of tubular elements aligned along a common longitudinal axis and successively joined together in pairs by a plurality of linking members, each tubular element including bent extreme portions having a selected thickness and width which are successively connected together in pairs in opposite directions by rectilinear intermediate portions having a selected thickness and width, wherein the thickness of said bent portions, measured radially relative to said tubular element, is greater than the width of said bent portions wherein the thickness of the rectilinear portions is less than the width of the rectilinear portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
An expandable tubular device for implantation in the lumen of the body duct in order to ensure a passage therein, said device comprising an assembly of tubular elements aligned along a common longitudinal axis and successively joined together in pairs by a plurality of linking members, each tubular element including bent extreme portions having a selected thickness and width which are successively connected together in pairs in opposite directions by rectilinear intermediate portions having a selected thickness and width, wherein the thickness of said bent portions, measured radially relative to said tubular element, is greater than the width of said bent portions wherein the thickness of the rectilinear portions is less than the width of the rectilinear portions.
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