US5507767A
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Spiral stent
Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1992-01-15
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Granted: 1996-04-16
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Expires: 2012-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A self-expanding endovascular stent formed of stainless steel wire which is bent into an elongated zigzag pattern. The zigzag pattern has a plurality of substantially straight wire sections of various lengths separating a plurality of bends. The zigzag pattern is helically wound about a central axis to define a tubular shape such that a majority of the bends are disposed in a helix. Adjacent bends in the helix are interconnected with a filament. The stent is capable of being radially compressed such that the straight wire sections and the bends are tightly packed around a central axis. The stent resiliently self-expands to assume a tubular shape when released from the compressed state. Depending on the pattern of the lengths of the straight wire sections in the zigzag pattern, the final tubular shape can be made irregular to match a patient's vascular system. In other words, the diameter of the tube which is defined by the stent can be made to vary along the length of the stent. Stents of the present invention are used to expand a passageway, hold a passageway open, or create a passageway.
Inventors
- 👤 Munehiro Maeda
- 👤 Hans A. Timmermans
- 👤 Barry T. Uchida
- 👤 Josef Rosch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M29/00; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30462; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0075; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00017
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A self-expanding stent comprising: a wire bent into an elongated zigzag pattern having a plurality of substantially straight wire sections separating a plurality of bends; said zigzag pattern being helically wound about a central axis to define a tubular shape such that a majority of said plurality of bends are disposed in a helix; means for interconnecting adjacent bends of said helix; and said stent having a radially compressed state such that said straight wire sections and said bends are tightly packed around said central axis, whereby said stent resiliently self-expands to assume said tubular shape when released from said compressed state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A self-expanding stent comprising: a wire bent into an elongated zigzag pattern having a plurality of substantially straight wire sections separating a plurality of bends; said zigzag pattern being helically wound about a central axis to define a tubular shape such that a majority of said plurality of bends are disposed in a helix; means for interconnecting adjacent bends of said helix; and said stent having a radially compressed state such that said straight wire sections and said bends are tightly packed around said central axis, whereby said stent resiliently self-expands to assume said tubular shape when released from said compressed state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The self-expanding stent of claim 1 wherein said tubular shape defines a length and a diameter that varies along said length.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The self expanding stent of claim 1 further comprising a flexible sleeve open at both ends and attached to said stent, said flexible sleeve being supported by said stent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The self expanding stent of claim 1 wherein each of said bends disposed in said helix defines an angle, and a bisector of each said angle is substantially parallel to said central axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A self-expanding stent comprising: a wire bent into an elongated zigzag pattern having a plurality of substantially straight wire sections separating a plurality of bends; said zigzag pattern being helically wound about a central axis to define a tubular shape such that a majority of said plurality of bends are disposed in a helix; means for interconnecting adjacent bends of said helix, wherein said means for interconnecting is a filament, said filament preventing said stent from expanding radially beyond a tubular shape of predetermined size; and said stent having a radially compressed state such that said straight wire sections and said bends are tightly packed around said central axis, whereby said stent resiliently self-expands to assume said tubular shape when released from said compressed state.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
125 words
A self-expanding stent comprising: a wire bent into an elongated zigzag pattern having a plurality of substantially straight wire sections separating a plurality of bends; said zigzag pattern being helically wound about a central axis to define a tubular shape such that a majority of said plurality of bends are disposed in a helix; means for interconnecting adjacent bends of said helix, wherein said means for interconnecting is a filament, said filament preventing said stent from expanding radially beyond a tubular shape of predetermined size; and said stent having a radially compressed state such that said straight wire sections and said bends are tightly packed around said central axis, whereby said stent resiliently self-expands to assume said tubular shape when released from said compressed state.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The self-expanding stent of claim 5 wherein said stent has two ends, each said end being defined by a plurality of end bends, adjacent said end bends being interconnected by a filament.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The self-expanding stent of claim 6 wherein each of said plurality of bends is bent to include an eye portion, said filament being tied to each said eye portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The self-expanding stent of claim 7 wherein at least two of said eye portions are closed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
The self-expanding stent of claim 8 wherein said wire has first and second ends each formed into defining a closed eye portion, said first and second ends being disposed in said helix and interconnected to two adjacent said bends in said helix.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The self-expanding stent of claim 5 wherein said wire has first and second ends, each being soldered to a different one of said plurality of straight wire sections.
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