US6692521B2
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Stent
Assignee: Medinol Ltd
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Filing: 2002-12-04
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Granted: 2004-02-17
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Expires: 2022-12-04
Abstract
Abstract A stent and a method of making it from a wire, which method includes winding the wire on a mandrel, heating to form a coiled spring, and reversing the winding direction of the coiled spring to form the reversed coiled spring stent. The stent so formed may be reheated over a special mandrel so as to partly relax the outer portion of some or all of the stent coils. The stent may be made up of two or more sections, with adjoining section wound in opposite senses. Such a stent may be deployed by winding the stent onto a catheter, immobilizing the two ends of the wire and one or more intermediate points, bringing the stent to the location where it is to be deployed, and releasing first the intermediate point or points and then the end points. The release of the wire may be accomplished by heating the thread immobilizing the wire so that the thread breaks and releases the wire.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory Pinchasik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:10
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/885; A61F2/95; B; B21; B21F; B21F3/00; B21F3/02; B21F3/04; B21F45/00; B21F45/008; A61F2002/9505; A61F2002/9511; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0023; A61F2210/0033; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0039
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
49 words
A method of fabricating a stent from a wire, comprising: (a) winding the wire on a first mandrel; (b) heating the wound wire to form a coiled spring; and (c) after said coiled spring has cooled sufficiently, reversing the winding direction of said coiled spring to form the stent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
49 words
A method of fabricating a stent from a wire, comprising: (a) winding the wire on a first mandrel; (b) heating the wound wire to form a coiled spring; and (c) after said coiled spring has cooled sufficiently, reversing the winding direction of said coiled spring to form the stent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 1 , further comprising: (d) placing said stent on a second mandrel; and (e) reheating said reversed coiled spring stent for a time sufficiently short as to partially relax said stent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as in claim 2 wherein said second mandrel is made up of at least two regions of different heat sink capacities, so that the portion of said stent overlying said at least two regions will be relaxed to different extents during said reheating.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of deploying a stent in a desired location, the stent comprising a coiled wire including at least one section which is wound in one sense and at least one section which is wound in the opposite sense, the method comprising: (a) tightly winding said stent onto a catheter; (b) immobilizing the two end points of said wire and at least one intermediate point on said wire; (c) bringing said stent to the desired location where said stent is to be deployed (d) releasing said intermediate point on the wire, thereby allowing said stent to unwind while keeping said two end points immobilized; and (e) releasing said two end points of said wire thereby allowing said stent to resume its normal dimensions.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of deploying a stent in a desired location, the stent comprising a coiled wire including at least one section which is wound in one sense and at least one section which is wound in the opposite sense, the method comprising: (a) tightly winding said stent onto a catheter; (b) immobilizing the two end points of said wire and at least one intermediate point on said wire; (c) bringing said stent to the desired location where said stent is to be deployed (d) releasing said intermediate point on the wire, thereby allowing said stent to unwind while keeping said two end points immobilized; and (e) releasing said two end points of said wire thereby allowing said stent to resume its normal dimensions.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of deploying a stent in a desired location, comprising: (a) tightly winding said stent onto a catheter; (b) immobilizing at least two tie-down points on the stent using a disconnectable thread; (c) bringing said stent to the desired location where said stent is to be deployed; (4) causing said thread to disconnect at one or more of said tie-down points, thereby releasing said tie-down point, wherein said disconnectable thread is meltable and said thread is disconnected by heating said thread so as to cause said thread to melt.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of deploying a stent in a desired location, comprising: (a) tightly winding said stent onto a catheter; (b) immobilizing at least two tie-down points on the stent using a disconnectable thread; (c) bringing said stent to the desired location where said stent is to be deployed; (4) causing said thread to disconnect at one or more of said tie-down points, thereby releasing said tie-down point, wherein said disconnectable thread is meltable and said thread is disconnected by heating said thread so as to cause said thread to melt.
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