Title:
ステント移植片において使用するための改善されたステント
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4606673
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a stent graft for insertion into a body lumen, such as a blood vessel, in order to repair such lumen. The stent graft includes a substantially cylindrical hollow expandable stent comprising a plurality of interconnected struts. The stent has a distal end and a proximal end, and an interior surface and an exterior surface. At least one strut of the stent has first and second apertures extending therethrough from the interior surface to the exterior surface. The stent graft also includes a graft member covering a predetermined portion of least one of the interior surface and the exterior surface of the stent. In addition, the stent graft further includes a staple for attaching the graft member to the stent. The staple has a crown and two legs extending therefrom. At least one of the legs of the staple extends through the graft material and through the first aperture. Both of the legs are bent inwardly towards said crown such that they evert back and extend through the second aperture.
Inventors:
Frank Butrick
Bill Kay Nig
Mark Raymer
Dieter Stoker
Gregory Mast
Louis A Davila
Kenneth s solo bay
Bill Kay Nig
Mark Raymer
Dieter Stoker
Gregory Mast
Louis A Davila
Kenneth s solo bay
Application Number:
JP2001350407A
Publication Date:
January 05, 2011
Filing Date:
November 15, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation
International Classes:
A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/88; A61B17/064; A61B17/068; A61F2/82; A61F2/848; A61F2/91; A61F2/95; A61F2/954
Domestic Patent References:
| JP1142284A |
Foreign References:
| WO1999060953A1 | ||||
| WO2000053122A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Konobu Kato