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Medical stent

Assignee: MI Tech Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-09-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-09-25
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Abstract

Abstract A medical stent includes a first cylindrical body having a first inner diameter and a central axis, a second cylindrical body connected to one end of the first cylindrical body and having a second inner diameter, and a valve assembly for preventing food or fluid from flowing upstream. The valve assembly includes first, second and third valve members that are extended the central axis to an inner circumference wall of the first cylindrical body and spaced away from each other at an angle of 120° in a circumference direction of the first cylindrical body, the first, second and third valve members being provided with first, second and third passages, respectively, and a supporting valve member for connecting lower ends of the first, second and third valve members to an inner circumference wall of the first cylindrical body.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hun-Kuk Park
  • 👤 Sung-Soon An

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 22:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/24; A61F2/2412; A61F2/2418; A61F2/82; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/22; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2002/044; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0076; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/0078

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
A medical stent comprising: a first cylindrical body having a first inner diameter and a central axis; a second cylindrical body connected to one end of the first cylindrical body and having a second inner diameter; and a valve assembly for preventing food or fluid from flowing upstream, the valve assembly comprising: first, second and third valve members that are extended the central axis to an inner circumference wall of the first cylindrical body and spaced away from each other at an angle of 120° in a circumference direction of the first cylindrical body, the first, second and third valve members being provided with first, second and third passages, respectively; and a supporting valve member for connecting lower ends of the first, second and third valve members to an inner circumference wall of the first cylindrical body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 20 words
A medical stent of claim 1 wherein the supporting valve member is hemispherical, which is concaved toward a lower streamside.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 78 words
A medical stent of claim 1 wherein each of the first, second and third valve members comprises two overlapped layers between which the corresponding passage is defined when the food or fluid flows downstream, outer ends of the overlapped layers, which are proximal to the inner circumference wall of the first cylindrical body, being integrally formed with each other and inner ends of the overlapped layers, which are proximal to the central axis, being separated from each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 58 words
A medical stent of claim 3 wherein the supporting valve member comprises first, second and third wings that are identically divided in the circumference direction on the basis of the central axis, and a circumference flange interconnecting outer edges of the first, second and third wings and attached on the inner circumference wall of the first cylindrical body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A medical stent of claim 4 wherein each of the first, second and third wings connects a lower end of the adjacent overlapped layers of the adjacent valve members.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A medical stent of claim 1 wherein the first and second cylindrical bodies are covered with a cover member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A medical stent of claim 6 wherein the cover member is made of a material selected from the group consisting of silicone-based resin, a polyurethane-based resin, and polyethylene-based resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
A medical stent of claim 3 wherein a gas exhaust passage is defined between the inner ends of the overlapped layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 18 words
A medical stent of claim 1 wherein the first inner diameter is greater than the second inner diameter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 25 words
A medical stent of claim 1 wherein a length of the valve assembly is identical to or greater than that of the first cylindrical body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 42 words
A medical stent of claim 1 further comprising an intermediate cylindrical body between the first and second cylindrical body, the intermediate cylindrical body is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of silicon-based resin, a polyurethane-base resin, and based-based resin.

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