Title:
STENT TO BE PLACED IN THE LIVING BODY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/040250
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
It is intended to provide a stent to be placed in the living body which shows a low
restenosis rate after being placed in the body. A stent to be placed in the living
body characterized in that the stent is in a long and thin almost tubular shape
having both termini and provided with voids, the long and thin almost tubular
body can be extended in the radial direction from the first diameter in the compressed
state to the second diameter in the extended state, the strut section of the stent
is in an almost square or rectangular shape, the whole surface of the stent has
an outer surface, an inner surface and a side surface, and the side surface area
corresponding to the area of the side surface is not more than 40% of the whole surface
area corresponding to the area of the whole surface of the stent.
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Inventors:
NAKANO RYOJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/319892
Publication Date:
April 12, 2007
Filing Date:
October 04, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KANEKA CORP (JP)
NAKANO RYOJI (JP)
NAKANO RYOJI (JP)
International Classes:
A61F2/91; A61F2/915
Foreign References:
JP2004527279A | 2004-09-09 | |||
JPH11221288A | 1999-08-17 | |||
JP2004344469A | 2004-12-09 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KANEKA CORPORATION (Kita-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP)
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