Title:
ステント及びその製造方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3717931
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A stent comprising a self-expandable cylindrical body constructed out a single integral piece of material, including a plurality of wavy closed windings and strips interconnecting the windings such that the stent is prevented from stretching longitudinally is provided. The stent is self-expandable from a first radially-constrained, unexpanded diameter to a second, radially-unconstrained, expanded diameter. The stent can be implanted within a body cavity of an animal to maintain patency thereof.
Inventors:
Das, Gladwin S
Application Number:
JP52918795A
Publication Date:
November 16, 2005
Filing Date:
May 04, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
International Classes:
A61F2/82; A61F2/88; A61F2/00; (IPC1-7): A61M29/00
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| JP6181993A | ||||
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Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoichiro Shimoda