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US5725548A
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Self-locking stent and method for its production
Assignee: Vascular Concepts Holdings Ltd
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Filing: 1996-04-08
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Granted: 1998-03-10
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Expires: 2016-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A tubular member is formed from a flat sheet having opposed longitudinal edges. Rows of parallel longitudinal slots are cut in the flat sheet and at least three holes are cut along the opposed longitudinal edges. The holes are aligned with the holes on the opposed edge and sutured together to form the tubular member. The tubular member is compressed over a balloon catheter and thereafter permanently positioned within a desired portion of a blood vessel.
Inventors
- 👤 Swaminathan Jayaraman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/915; A61F2/0077; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61F2002/828; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91558
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
An expandable vascular stent comprising: a tubular shaped member having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a plurality of parallel rows of longitudinal and spaced apart end to end slots, an alternating row of slots terminating at a portion of the tubular shaped member spaced from the first and second ends, the tubular shaped member having been formed from a flat rectangular sheet with opposed longitudinal edges, at least three, spaced apart suture holes along each opposed longitudinal edge, the holes from each longitudinal edge overlapping when the sheet is formed into the tubular shaped member and suture thread through each overlapping hole retaining the stent in its tubular shape, the tubular shaped member capable of being compressed over a balloon catheter and expanded within a desired portion of a blood vessel so that it is locked in place after the catheter is removed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
An expandable vascular stent comprising: a tubular shaped member having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends, the wall surface having a plurality of parallel rows of longitudinal and spaced apart end to end slots, an alternating row of slots terminating at a portion of the tubular shaped member spaced from the first and second ends, the tubular shaped member having been formed from a flat rectangular sheet with opposed longitudinal edges, at least three, spaced apart suture holes along each opposed longitudinal edge, the holes from each longitudinal edge overlapping when the sheet is formed into the tubular shaped member and suture thread through each overlapping hole retaining the stent in its tubular shape, the tubular shaped member capable of being compressed over a balloon catheter and expanded within a desired portion of a blood vessel so that it is locked in place after the catheter is removed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The expandable vascular stent according to claim 1 wherein the tubular shaped member is made from a metal compatible with vascular tissue.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The expandable vascular stent according to claim 1 wherein the tubular shaped member is made from a plastic compatible with vascular tissue.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The expandable vascular stent according to claim 1 wherein there are alternating rows of two and three longitudinal slots around a circumference of the wall surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The expandable vascular stent according to claim 4 wherein there are seven rows of three end to end spaced apart longitudinal slots each row of three slots separated by a row of two end to end spaced apart longitudinal slots.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The expandable vascular stent according to claim 1 wherein the suture thread is a thin piece of metal.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
168 words
A method for manufacturing and implanting a stent within a blood vessel, the steps comprising cutting out multiple rows of longitudinal spaced apart slots in a flat rectangular sheet with opposed longitudinal edges and cutting out at least three holes along each longitudinal edge, forming the flat sheet into a tubular shaped member with the holes along each longitudinal edge aligned with a corresponding hole along the opposed longitudinal edge, tying suture thread to the aligned holes to retain the sheet in the tubular shape, compressing the tubular shaped member over a balloon catheter, inserting the catheter within a blood vessel by catheterization, providing expansion of the tubular shaped member at a desired location within the blood vessel by expanding a portion of the catheter over which the tubular shaped member is compressed to force the tubular shaped member radially outward into contact with a vascular wall of the blood vessel to lock the tubular shaped member in position within the blood vessel and then removing the catheter.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
168 words
A method for manufacturing and implanting a stent within a blood vessel, the steps comprising cutting out multiple rows of longitudinal spaced apart slots in a flat rectangular sheet with opposed longitudinal edges and cutting out at least three holes along each longitudinal edge, forming the flat sheet into a tubular shaped member with the holes along each longitudinal edge aligned with a corresponding hole along the opposed longitudinal edge, tying suture thread to the aligned holes to retain the sheet in the tubular shape, compressing the tubular shaped member over a balloon catheter, inserting the catheter within a blood vessel by catheterization, providing expansion of the tubular shaped member at a desired location within the blood vessel by expanding a portion of the catheter over which the tubular shaped member is compressed to force the tubular shaped member radially outward into contact with a vascular wall of the blood vessel to lock the tubular shaped member in position within the blood vessel and then removing the catheter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 7 having an additional step wherein two tubular shapes are tied together end to end prior to compressing the tubular shaped member over a balloon catheter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 7 having an additional step wherein the tubular shaped member is coated with a biodegradable coating material compatible with blood and blood vessel interior cells.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 9 having an additional step wherein an anticoagulant or a growth factor for reducing the reaction of blood to a foreign surface is added to the biodegradable coating material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 7 having an additional step wherein the tubular shaped member is coated with a non-degradable coating material compatible with blood and blood vessel interior cells.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 11 having an additional step wherein an anticoagulant or a growth factor for reducing the reaction of blood to a foreign surface is added to the nondegradable coating material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein the suture thread tied to the aligned holes is a thin piece of metal.
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