Title:
分岐ステント
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009508627
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A stent for placement at a vessel bifurcation has an expanded configuration and an unexpanded configuration. The stent comprises a substantially tubular main body and a branch body. The branch body comprises at least one flexible member engaged to the main body. The flexible member comprises an expandable polymer which is actuatable between a high volume state and a low volume state. When in the high volume state the volume of the expandable polymer is greater than in the low volume state. Also, when the expandable polymer is actuated from the low volume state to the high volume state, the branch body is expanded from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration. In the expanded configuration the branch body extends obliquely from the main body.
Inventors:
Mirror, matthew
Application Number:
JP2008532208A
Publication Date:
March 05, 2009
Filing Date:
May 01, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Limited
International Classes:
A61F2/82; A61L31/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hironobu Onda
Makoto Onda
Atsushi Honda
Miho Ikegami
Makoto Onda
Atsushi Honda
Miho Ikegami