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Bifurcated stent and method of making same
Assignee: Medinol Ltd
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Filing: 1997-04-29
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Granted: 1998-05-26
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Expires: 2017-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A bifurcated stent for insertion into a bifurcated vessel such as a blood vessel. In one embodiment, a first sheet is formed into a first leg, a second sheet is formed into a second leg, a third sheet is formed into a stem, and the two legs are attached to the stem. In a second embodiment, a first sheet is formed into a member having a first leg and half of a stem, a second sheet is formed into a second member having a second leg and half of a stem, and the two stem halves are combined to form the bifurcated stent. In a third embodiment, the stent comprises two sections that are serially inserted and assembled within the vessel at the site of the bifurcation to be treated.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacob Richter
- 👤 Gregory Pinchasik
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 12:51
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/856; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/07; A61F2/852; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/915; A61F2/95; A61F2/954; A61F2/958; A61F2002/065; A61F2002/067; A61F2002/075; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0041; A61F2220/0058; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/001; A61F2240/00; A61F2240/001; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/901; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/494
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of making a bifurcated stent, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a first sheet having a proximal end and a distal end; b) deforming said distal end of said first sheet to form a first leg and deforming said proximal end of said first sheet to form a first stem half; c) preparing a second sheet having a proximal end and a distal end; d) deforming said distal end of said second sheet to form a second leg and deforming said proximal end of said second sheet to form a second stem half; and e) joining said first stem half to said second stem half to form a stem.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of making a bifurcated stent, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a first sheet having a proximal end and a distal end; b) deforming said distal end of said first sheet to form a first leg and deforming said proximal end of said first sheet to form a first stem half; c) preparing a second sheet having a proximal end and a distal end; d) deforming said distal end of said second sheet to form a second leg and deforming said proximal end of said second sheet to form a second stem half; and e) joining said first stem half to said second stem half to form a stem.
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