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Multi-section stent
Assignee: Mayo Clinic in Florida
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Filing: 2000-04-14
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Granted: 2002-11-26
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Expires: 2020-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A stent includes a first stent section, a second stent section, and at least one connecting member. The connecting member has a first end attached to the first stent section, a second end attached to the second stent section and a physically separable portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Allan R. Camrud
- 👤 David R. Holmes, Jr.
- 👤 Robert S. Schwartz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/89; A61F2/90; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2002/826; A61F2002/828; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0004; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/003; A61F2250/0031; A61F2250/0039; A61F2250/0051; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0067; A61F2250/0071; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0098
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
41 words
A stent comprising: a first stent section; a second stent section; and at least one connecting member having a first end attached to the first stent section, a second end attached to the second stent section and a physically separable portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
A stent comprising: a first stent section; a second stent section; and at least one connecting member having a first end attached to the first stent section, a second end attached to the second stent section and a physically separable portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The stent of claim 1 , wherein the physically separable portion comprises at least one groove in the connecting member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The stent of claim 2 , wherein the groove is formed adjacent to the first end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The stent of claim 2 , wherein grooves are formed adjacent to the first end and the second end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The stent of claim 1 , wherein the connecting member further includes an angled portion including an angle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The stent of claim 5 , wherein the angled portion includes a groove and the physically separable portion comprises the groove.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The stent of claim 5 , wherein the angle is less than 45°.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The stent of claim 5 , wherein the angle is between 45° and 135°.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The stent of claim 5 , wherein the angle is between 135° and 180°.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The stent of claim 1 , wherein the stent includes four connecting members.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The stent of claim 1 , wherein the stent includes two connecting members.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The stent of claim 1 , wherein each connecting member includes a first end attached to the first stent section and a second end attached to the second stent section and the first end of the first stent is adjacent to the first end of the second stent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The stent of claim 12 , wherein the first end of the first connecting member and the first end of the second connecting member are separated by approximately 180°.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The stent of claim 13 , wherein the second end of the first connecting member and the second end of the second connecting member are separated by approximately 180°.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The stent of claim 1 , wherein the physically separable portion separates during a deployment of the stent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The stent of claim 1 , wherein the physically separable portion separates after a deployment of the stent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 1 , wherein the stent sections comprise a shape memory material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
76 words
A stent comprising: a first stent section; a second stent section; and a pair of connecting members positioned between the stent sections and connecting the stent sections, wherein each connecting member is substantially co-planar over a portion of a length of the connecting member with the at least one stent section and includes a first end attached to the first stent section, a second end attached to the second stent section and a physically separable portion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
76 words
A stent comprising: a first stent section; a second stent section; and a pair of connecting members positioned between the stent sections and connecting the stent sections, wherein each connecting member is substantially co-planar over a portion of a length of the connecting member with the at least one stent section and includes a first end attached to the first stent section, a second end attached to the second stent section and a physically separable portion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
74 words
The stent of claim 18 , wherein the physically separable portion of a first connecting member is configured to separate from the first stent section and the physically separable portion of the second connecting member is configured to separate from the second stent section, whereby the first connecting member is configured to reduce tumbling of the first stent section and the second connecting member is configured to reduce tumbling of the second stent section.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 18 , wherein the stent is fabricated by electron discharge machining.
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