EP 1112039 A4 20071017 - LOW PRESSURE STENT
Title (en)
LOW PRESSURE STENT
Title (de)
NIEDRIGDRUCKSTENT
Title (fr)
EXTENSEUR A FAIBLE PRESSION
Publication
Application
Priority
US 9818848 W 19980908
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0013610A1] The present invention is directed to an expandable stent (10) which is relatively flexible along its logitudinal axis to facilitate delivery through tortuous body lumens, but which is stiff, and stable enough radially in an expanded condition to maintain the patency of a body lumen such as an artery when implanted therein. The struts (50) of the present invention have a specific trapezoidal (54), triangular (56), or a reduced radii (58) configuration projecting radially outward that functions to reduce the forces necessary to penetrate the vessel wall thereby minimizing trauma or damage imparted to the wall during deployment. In addition, this design feature of the present invention helps secure the expanded stent so that it does not move once it is implanted, and furthermore minimizes projections into the blood stream.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/84 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2006.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A61F 2/91 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61F 2/915 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61F 2002/91516 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01 - EP KR)
Citation (search report)
- [E] WO 9845506 A1 19981015 - INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES [US]
- [A] US 5725570 A 19980310 - HEATH KEVIN R [US]
- See references of WO 0013610A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0013610 A1 20000316; AU 760179 B2 20030508; AU 9228498 A 20000327; CA 2315731 A1 20000316; CN 1306407 A 20010801; EP 1112039 A1 20010704; EP 1112039 A4 20071017; IL 136656 A0 20010614; JP 2003520055 A 20030702; KR 20010052430 A 20010625
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9818848 W 19980908; AU 9228498 A 19980908; CA 2315731 A 19980908; CN 98813036 A 19980908; EP 98944835 A 19980908; IL 13665698 A 19980908; JP 2000568421 A 19980908; KR 20007013425 A 20001129