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Expandable intraluminal graft
Assignee: Cordis US Corp
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Filing: 1992-11-24
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Granted: 1999-05-11
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Expires: 2012-11-24
Abstract
Abstract A plurality of expandable and deformable intraluminal vascular grafts are expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The grafts may be thin-walled tubular members having a plurality of slots disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members, and adjacent grafts are flexibly connected by a single connector member disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular members.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Schatz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:39
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61F2/07; A61F2002/075; A61F2002/826; A61F2002/828; A61F2/915; A61F2002/91533; A61F2002/91541; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91558; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0067
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
345 words
A balloon expandable coronary stent for delivery to a coronary artery through an access artery, the stent comprising: at least three segments, each segment having a generally tubular shape and a fist end and a second end; each segment having a plurality of openings that are disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the segment, the openings forming a series of alternating open and closed portions in each of the first and second ends of the segment; the segments being arranged so that at least one closed portion of the second end of a first segment is in longitudinal alignment with a closed portion of the first end of a second segment and at least one closed portion of the second end of the second segment is in longitudinal alignment with a closed portion of the first end of the third segment; a first connector joining the aligned closed portion of the second end of the first segment to the aligned closed portion of the first end of the second segment; a second connector joining the aligned closed portion of the second end of the second segment to the aligned closed portion of the first end of the third segment; the first and second connectors being angularly offset from each other with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stent; whereby each of the segments may be displaced at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of an adjacent segment when the stent is delivered through a cued portion of the access or coronary arteries; and the stent having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the stent through the access artery by percutaneous catheterization and a second, expanded and deformed diameter, the second diameter being attained upon the application from the interior of the stent of a radially, outwardly directed force by inflating a balloon, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the stent, whereby the stent may be expanded and deformed beyond its elastic limit to expand the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
345 words
A balloon expandable coronary stent for delivery to a coronary artery through an access artery, the stent comprising: at least three segments, each segment having a generally tubular shape and a fist end and a second end; each segment having a plurality of openings that are disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the segment, the openings forming a series of alternating open and closed portions in each of the first and second ends of the segment; the segments being arranged so that at least one closed portion of the second end of a first segment is in longitudinal alignment with a closed portion of the first end of a second segment and at least one closed portion of the second end of the second segment is in longitudinal alignment with a closed portion of the first end of the third segment; a first connector joining the aligned closed portion of the second end of the first segment to the aligned closed portion of the first end of the second segment; a second connector joining the aligned closed portion of the second end of the second segment to the aligned closed portion of the first end of the third segment; the first and second connectors being angularly offset from each other with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stent; whereby each of the segments may be displaced at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of an adjacent segment when the stent is delivered through a cued portion of the access or coronary arteries; and the stent having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the stent through the access artery by percutaneous catheterization and a second, expanded and deformed diameter, the second diameter being attained upon the application from the interior of the stent of a radially, outwardly directed force by inflating a balloon, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the stent, whereby the stent may be expanded and deformed beyond its elastic limit to expand the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second connectors is flexible.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein the segments may articulate about the first and second connectors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein the first connector is located at and unified with the closed portion of the second end of the first segment and the closed portion of the first end of the second segment and the second connector is located at and unified with the closed portion of the second end of the second segment and the closed portion of the first end of the third segment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein each of the segments include at least one cylindrical element formed from a plurality of struts so as to define the open and closed portions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein at least one of the segments may individually function as a structure for maintaining patency of the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein the segments have a substantially uniform wall thickness.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein the first and second connectors have substantially the same thickness as the segments.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein the first and second connectors are in the same cylindrical plane as the segments.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein each tubular shaped segment is elongated.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein the stent is formed in a unitary structure from a continuous thin-walled tubular member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The stent of claim 1 wherein the first and second connectors are elongate members.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
278 words
A balloon expandable coronary stent for delivery to a coronary artery through an access artery, the stent comprising: at least three segments, each segment having a generally tubular shape and a first end and a second end; each segment having a plurality of openings that are disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the segment, the openings forming a series of alternating open and closed portions in each of the first and second ends of the segment; a first connector extending between and connecting a portion of a first segment to a portion of a second segment; a second connector extending between and connecting a portion of the second segment to a portion of a third segment; the first and second connectors being straight elongate members that are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent and are angularly offset from each other with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stent; whereby each of the segments may be displaced at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of an adjacent segment when the stent is delivered through a curved portion of the access or coronary arteries; and the stent having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the stent through the access artery by percutaneous catheterization and a second, expanded and deformed diameter, the second diameter being attained upon the application from the interior of the stent of a radially, outwardly directed force by inflating a balloon, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the stent, whereby the stent may be expanded and deformed beyond its elastic limit to expand the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
278 words
A balloon expandable coronary stent for delivery to a coronary artery through an access artery, the stent comprising: at least three segments, each segment having a generally tubular shape and a first end and a second end; each segment having a plurality of openings that are disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the segment, the openings forming a series of alternating open and closed portions in each of the first and second ends of the segment; a first connector extending between and connecting a portion of a first segment to a portion of a second segment; a second connector extending between and connecting a portion of the second segment to a portion of a third segment; the first and second connectors being straight elongate members that are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent and are angularly offset from each other with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stent; whereby each of the segments may be displaced at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of an adjacent segment when the stent is delivered through a curved portion of the access or coronary arteries; and the stent having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the stent through the access artery by percutaneous catheterization and a second, expanded and deformed diameter, the second diameter being attained upon the application from the interior of the stent of a radially, outwardly directed force by inflating a balloon, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the stent, whereby the stent may be expanded and deformed beyond its elastic limit to expand the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The stent of claim 13 wherein at least one of the first and second connectors is flexible.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The stent of claim 13 wherein the segments may articulate about the first and second connectors.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The stent of claim 13 wherein the stent is formed in a unitary structure from a continuous thin-walled tubular member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The stent of claim 13 wherein each of the segments include at least one cylindrical element that has alternating open and closed portions defining a wave pattern having a plurality of peaks and valleys.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The stent of claim 13 wherein at least one of the segments may individually function as a structure that maintains patency of the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The stent of claim 13 wherein the segments have a substantially uniform wall thickness.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The stent of claim 13 wherein the first and second connectors have substantially the same thickness as the segments.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
12 words
The stent of claim 13 wherein each tubular shaped segment is elongated.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
287 words
A balloon expandable coronary stent for delivery to a coronary artery through an access artery, the stent comprising: at least two segments, each segment having a generally tubular shape and a first end and a second end; each segment having a plurality of openings that are disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the segment, the openings forming a series of alternating open and closed portions in each of the first and second ends of the segment; the segments being arranged so that at least one closed portion of the second end of a first segment is in longitudinal alignment with a closed portion of the first end of a second segment; a connector extending between and connecting the aligned closed portion of the second end of the first segment to the aligned closed portion of the first end of the second segment, the connector being an elongate flexible member that extends between and is integrally formed with the aligned closed portions; whereby each of the segments may be displaced at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of an adjacent segment when the stent is delivered through a curved portion of the access or coronary arteries; and the stent having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the stent through the access artery by percutaneous catheterization and a second, expanded and deformed diameter, the second diameter being attained upon the application from the interior of the stent of a radially, outwardly directed force by inflating a balloon, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the stent, whereby the stent may be expanded and deformed beyond its elastic limit to expand the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
287 words
A balloon expandable coronary stent for delivery to a coronary artery through an access artery, the stent comprising: at least two segments, each segment having a generally tubular shape and a first end and a second end; each segment having a plurality of openings that are disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the segment, the openings forming a series of alternating open and closed portions in each of the first and second ends of the segment; the segments being arranged so that at least one closed portion of the second end of a first segment is in longitudinal alignment with a closed portion of the first end of a second segment; a connector extending between and connecting the aligned closed portion of the second end of the first segment to the aligned closed portion of the first end of the second segment, the connector being an elongate flexible member that extends between and is integrally formed with the aligned closed portions; whereby each of the segments may be displaced at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of an adjacent segment when the stent is delivered through a curved portion of the access or coronary arteries; and the stent having a first diameter which permits intraluminal delivery of the stent through the access artery by percutaneous catheterization and a second, expanded and deformed diameter, the second diameter being attained upon the application from the interior of the stent of a radially, outwardly directed force by inflating a balloon, which second diameter is variable and dependent upon the amount of force applied to the stent, whereby the stent may be expanded and deformed beyond its elastic limit to expand the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
The stent of claim 22 wherein the segments may articulate about the connector.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
The stent of claim 22 wherein each of the segments include at least one cylindrical element formed from a plurality of struts so as to define the open and closed portions.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
The stent of claim 22 wherein at least one of the segments may individually function as a structure for maintaining patency of the lumen of the coronary artery.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
14 words
The stent of claim 22 wherein the segments have a substantially uniform wall thickness.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
The stent of claim 22 wherein the connector has substantially the same thickness as the segments.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
17 words
The stent of claim 22 wherein the connector is in the same cylindrical plane as the segments.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
12 words
The stent of claim 22 wherein each tubular shaped segment is elongated.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The stem of claim 22 wherein the stent is formed in a unitary structure from a continuous thin-waled tubular member.
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