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Stent with self-expanding end sections
Assignee: Cordis US Corp
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Filing: 2001-09-24
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Granted: 2006-05-02
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Expires: 2021-09-24
Abstract
Abstract A hybrid stent that is defined as having a central section that is balloon expandable and end sections that are self-expanding. The entire stent is mounted on a balloon of a balloon angioplasty catheter. One way to retain the self-expanding portion of the stent onto a balloon onto which it has been nested is to place a cylindrical elastomer tube around each of the self-expanding end sections of the stent. Another way to retain the hybrid stent onto a stent delivery system is to use a conventional sheath that is pulled back to initiate stent deployment
Inventors
- 👤 Sean Salmon
- 👤 Dieter Stockel
- 👤 Robert E. Fischell
- 👤 Tim A. Fischell
- 👤 David R. Fischell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2002/9583; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0018; A61F2250/0042; A61F2250/0048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A hybrid stent adapted for implantation into a vessel of a human body and having two ends, the hybrid stent being formed from two pieces, the first piece being a self-expanding stent and a second piece being a plastically deformable balloon expandable stent, the second piece being co-axially placed at the center of the self-expanding stent so that the second piece is shorter than the first piece and is centered over the first piece so that the first piece is not covered by the second piece at either of the two ends.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A hybrid stent adapted for implantation into a vessel of a human body and having two ends, the hybrid stent being formed from two pieces, the first piece being a self-expanding stent and a second piece being a plastically deformable balloon expandable stent, the second piece being co-axially placed at the center of the self-expanding stent so that the second piece is shorter than the first piece and is centered over the first piece so that the first piece is not covered by the second piece at either of the two ends.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The hybrid stent of claim 1 wherein the balloon expandable stent is mounted co-axially outside of the self-expanding stent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The hybrid stent of claim 1 wherein the balloon expandable stent is made of stainless steel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The hybrid stent of claim 1 wherein the balloon expandable stent is made of tantalum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The hybrid stent of claim 1 wherein the self-expanding stent is made of nitinol.
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