Title:
ECCENTRIC LUMEN STENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004032795
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Embodiments of medical devices are described, such as stents, for dilating passageways. A medical device can include a flexible body, having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. The flexible body can further include a flexible elongate member that is defined by a longitudinally extending aperture in the body. The member can be radially expandable with respect to the longitudinal axis. The device can also define an eccentric lumen, at least a portion of the eccentric lumen being offset from the longitudinal axis.
Inventors:
MANASAS MARK (US)
KOLB GLORIA RO (US)
KOLB GLORIA RO (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/032162
Publication Date:
December 29, 2004
Filing Date:
October 08, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FOSSA MEDICAL INC (US)
MANASAS MARK (US)
KOLB GLORIA RO (US)
MANASAS MARK (US)
KOLB GLORIA RO (US)
International Classes:
A61F2/82; A61F2/00; A61F2/86; A61F2/94; A61M25/00; A61F; (IPC1-7): A61F2/06
Foreign References:
| US6371979B1 | 2002-04-16 | |||
| US5464450A | 1995-11-07 | |||
| US5569184A | 1996-10-29 | |||
| US5456251A | 1995-10-10 |
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