EP 2094192 A4 20091223 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING FLOW DISTURBANCES IN A STENTED REGION OF A LUMEN
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING FLOW DISTURBANCES IN A STENTED REGION OF A LUMEN
Title (de)
GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR MINIMIERUNG VON DURCHFLUSSSTÖRUNGEN IN EINEM GESTENTETEN BEREICH EINES LUMENS
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE MINIMISER LES PERTURBATIONS DU DÉBIT DANS UNE ZONE D'UNE LUMIÈRE ÉQUIPÉE D'UNE ENDOPROTHÈSE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2007025517 W 20071212
- US 87442806 P 20061212
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2008073496A2] A stent according to the present invention incorporates an intraluminal scaffold for initial relief of stenoses or for providing support within bodily lumens, such as blood vessels, of children and adults. The scaffold minimizes flow disturbances in a stented region of a bodily lumen by the use of a strut having a transitional lumen surface, thereby limiting the potential for the development of neointimal hyperplasia and subsequent restenosis, and lessening the potential for early and late thrombosis formation and dislodgement. Any stent for use in any application can be initially manufactured with the strut shape of the current invention. Alternatively, the shape of the struts of existing stents can be modified during a post-processing procedure after fabrication thereby making the invention applicable to all stent designs presently available.
IPC 8 full level
A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91558 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0002 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 2006095123 A1 20060504 - FLANAGAN AIDEN [IE]
- [XY] US 6475233 B2 20021105 - TROZERA THOMAS [US]
- [XY] WO 03082150 A1 20031009 - MEDTRONIC AVE INC [US]
- See references of WO 2008073496A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2008073496 A2 20080619; WO 2008073496 A3 20081009; EP 2094192 A2 20090902; EP 2094192 A4 20091223; JP 2010512224 A 20100422
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2007025517 W 20071212; EP 07867742 A 20071212; JP 2009541380 A 20071212