Title:
有益な薬剤を搬送するための拡張可能な医療装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004511297
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The invention provides an expandable medical device (100), comprising: a plurality of elongated struts (18) forming a substantially cylindrical device (12) which is expandable from a cylinder having a first diameter to a cylinder having a second diameter; hinges (20) formed at said elongated struts (18) to substantially prevent deformation of said elongated struts (18) during expansion of said cylindrical device (12), and links (22) arranged between said elongated struts (18); wherein a series of openings (24, 26) are formed in said struts (18) and/or said links (22).
Inventors:
Shanley, John F.
Application Number:
JP2002535586A
Publication Date:
April 15, 2004
Filing Date:
September 21, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CONOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
International Classes:
A61F2/82; A61L27/04; A61L27/54; A61M29/02; A61F2/00; (IPC1-7): A61M29/02; A61F2/06
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH0999056A | 1997-04-15 |
Foreign References:
| WO1999049928A1 | 1999-10-07 | |||
| EP0950386B1 | 2004-04-07 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasunori Otsuka
Shiro Takayanagi
Yasuhiro Otsuka
Shuji Kimura
Shiro Takayanagi
Yasuhiro Otsuka
Shuji Kimura