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Stent for treating pathological body vessels
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1999-02-16
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Granted: 2002-11-26
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Expires: 2019-02-16
Abstract
Abstract A known method for treating pathological body vessels is the implantation of stents as an extended filament, by means of a catheter, which springs into a given form at the implantation site, as a result of its thermo-memory property or its elasticity. The invention relates to a new kind of stent, created in order to improve the flexibility and stability of the stent. This is achieved in that the stent filament or stent filaments are present in the form of at least two opposed spirals. The filament consists of a material with high elasticity or with thermo-memory properties. The stent can be covered with a structure made of pieces of fabric and/or fibers and serves in this way as a stent graft. The new stent demonstrates high stability and flexibility. The stent can be introduced into a body vessel by means of a catheter lumen, which essentially corresponds to the outside diameter of the filaments forming the stent which expands in the point of destination to a larger-lumen tube-shaped implant.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernst-Peter Strecker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12113; A61B17/12118; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12168; A61B17/12172; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/90; A61F2/95; A61F2/954; A61B17/12027; A61B17/1204; A61B17/12045; A61F2/01; A61F2002/016; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/077; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/3008; A61F2002/30092; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30467; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0019; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/005; A61F2220/0058; A61F2220/0083; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0006; A61F2230/001; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0069; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0098
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A stent for treating pathological body vessels comprising at least two longitudinally extended filaments that can be delivered into a body vessel with an implantation device, the stent having a delivery state and an implanted state at the site of implantation such that at least two filaments form opposed spirals in the implanted state over at least a part of the longitudinal extent of the stent, each of the at least two filaments spiraling about the stent circumference in opposing directions, wherein at least one filament has an arc-shaped segment running along a periphery of the stent and wherein two filaments have an alternating structure in which at least one complete spiral loop follows at least one arc-shaped segment, and filaments are displaced such that a spiral loop of one filament crosses over an arc-shaped segment of a second filament.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A stent for treating pathological body vessels comprising at least two longitudinally extended filaments that can be delivered into a body vessel with an implantation device, the stent having a delivery state and an implanted state at the site of implantation such that at least two filaments form opposed spirals in the implanted state over at least a part of the longitudinal extent of the stent, each of the at least two filaments spiraling about the stent circumference in opposing directions, wherein at least one filament has an arc-shaped segment running along a periphery of the stent and wherein two filaments have an alternating structure in which at least one complete spiral loop follows at least one arc-shaped segment, and filaments are displaced such that a spiral loop of one filament crosses over an arc-shaped segment of a second filament.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The stent of claim 1 , further characterized in that the filaments comprise of a material with a superelastic property or a thermo-memory property.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The stent of claim 1 , further characterized in that the filaments of opposed spirals comprise a single filament wire, which has a bend at a joining site of the two spirals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The stent of claim 1 , further characterized in that the filaments of opposed spirals comprise a single piece.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The stent of claim 1 , further characterized in that the filaments have the same direction of rotation over at least a part of the total length of stent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The stent of claim 1 , further characterized in that two filaments have arc-shaped segments opposed to one another at least over a part of the longitudinal extent of stent.
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