Global Patent Index - EP 1154735 A1

EP 1154735 A1 20011121 - STENT WITH CUSTOMIZED FLEXIBILITY

Title (en)

STENT WITH CUSTOMIZED FLEXIBILITY

Title (de)

STENT MIT KUNDENSPEZIFISCHER FLEXIBILITÄT

Title (fr)

PROTHESE ENDOVASCULAIRE A FLEXIBILITE SUR MESURE

Publication

EP 1154735 A1 20011121 (EN)

Application

EP 00911881 A 20000218

Priority

  • US 0004323 W 20000218
  • US 25823299 A 19990226

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0049971A1] An expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, is disclosed. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common longitudinal stent axis and interconnected by one or more interconnecting members placed so that the stent is flexible in the longitudinal direction. At least one end of the opposite ends of the stent has fewer interconnecting members than a center section of the stent to provide localized flexibility to a selected region of the stent.

IPC 1-7

A61F 2/06

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61F 2/91 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2/915 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/9522 (2020.05 - EP US); A61F 2/958 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2002/91508 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2002/91516 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2002/91558 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2250/0029 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0049971A1

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 0049971 A1 20000831; AU 3370400 A 20000914; EP 1154735 A1 20011121; JP 2002537064 A 20021105

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0004323 W 20000218; AU 3370400 A 20000218; EP 00911881 A 20000218; JP 2000600585 A 20000218