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Intravascular stent device
Assignee: Codman and Shurtleff Inc
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Filing: 2002-06-05
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Granted: 2004-11-16
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Expires: 2022-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A very small diameter intravascular stent device which may be used to occlude or partially occlude an aneurysm in the human brain which is comprised of a thin-walled skeletal cylindrical tube formed of undulating or sinusoidal elements which, when compressed, nest tightly with each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Vladimir Mitelberg
- 👤 Donald K. Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/915; A61F2002/91533; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91591; A61F2/95; A61F2/962; A61F2/966; A61F2002/9665; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of generally undulating members and a plurality of single strand, unbranched struts; said struts interconnecting the undulating members, in which said undulating members are generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each undulating member has a positive peak and a negative peak; each strut has a proximal end and a distal end; a first undulating member and said struts within a first row have a repeating pattern in which the proximal ends of each of said struts are attached to negative peaks of said undulating member and the distal ends of each of said struts of said first row are attached to positive peaks of a second, adjacent undulating member, and the proximal ends of an adjacent row of struts are attached to positive peaks of said first undulating member; and the distal ends of each of said struts of said adjacent row are attached to negative peaks of a third, adjacent undulating member, wherein said skeletal tubular member includes a proximal leg; said proximal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and is attached to the proximal end of said skeletal tubular member; and the proximal leg includes an attachment flange.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of generally undulating members and a plurality of single strand, unbranched struts; said struts interconnecting the undulating members, in which said undulating members are generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each undulating member has a positive peak and a negative peak; each strut has a proximal end and a distal end; a first undulating member and said struts within a first row have a repeating pattern in which the proximal ends of each of said struts are attached to negative peaks of said undulating member and the distal ends of each of said struts of said first row are attached to positive peaks of a second, adjacent undulating member, and the proximal ends of an adjacent row of struts are attached to positive peaks of said first undulating member; and the distal ends of each of said struts of said adjacent row are attached to negative peaks of a third, adjacent undulating member, wherein said skeletal tubular member includes a proximal leg; said proximal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and is attached to the proximal end of said skeletal tubular member; and the proximal leg includes an attachment flange.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
109 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 1 , in which said skeletal tubular member has a small compressed diameter for delivery within a vessel and a normally biased expanded diameter for retaining said tubular member against the walls of the vessel; when said skeletal tubular member is compressed to its small diameter the positive and negative peaks of said undulating members pull upon the proximal ends of said struts, and the distal ends of said struts pull upon the positive and negative peaks of adjacent undulating members causing said cells of said tubular member to collapse and thereby causing said tubular member to attain said small diameter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 1 , wherein said proximal leg is biased outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said skeletal tubular member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 1 , wherein said proximal lea includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 1 , wherein said distal leg includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 2 , wherein said skeletal tubular member is constructed from a nickel-titanium alloy.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
145 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end, said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of sinusoidal members interconnected with a plurality of rows of single-strand, unbranched struts; said sinusoidal members are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each sinusoidal member has a plurality of positive peaks and a plurality of negative peaks; said sinusoidal members and said struts are interconnected and have a repeating pattern in which each strut connects a positive peak of each sinusoidal member with a negative peak of an adjacent sinusoidal member, with struts in each row extending in the same direction, and struts in adjacent rows extending transversely to each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
145 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end, said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of sinusoidal members interconnected with a plurality of rows of single-strand, unbranched struts; said sinusoidal members are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each sinusoidal member has a plurality of positive peaks and a plurality of negative peaks; said sinusoidal members and said struts are interconnected and have a repeating pattern in which each strut connects a positive peak of each sinusoidal member with a negative peak of an adjacent sinusoidal member, with struts in each row extending in the same direction, and struts in adjacent rows extending transversely to each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
97 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 7 , in which said skeletal tubular member has a small compressed diameter for delivery within a vessel and a normally biased expanded diameter for retaining said tubular member against the walls of a vessel; when said skeletal tubular member is compressed to its small diameter the positive peaks of said sinusoidal members pull upon said struts, and said struts pull upon the negative peaks of adjacent sinusoidal members causing said cells of said tubular member to collapse and thereby causing said tubular member to attain said small diameter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 7 , wherein said tubular member includes a proximal leg; said proximal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and is attached to the proximal end of said tubular member; and the proximal leg includes an attachment flange.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 9 , wherein said proximal leg is biased outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said skeletal tubular member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 9 , wherein said proximal leg includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 7 , wherein said skeletal tubular member includes at least one distal leg; said distal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said skeletal tubular member and is attached to the distal end of said tubular member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 12 , wherein said distal leg includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 8 , wherein said skeletal tubular member is constructed from a nickel-titanium alloy.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
236 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of generally undulating members and a plurality of struts; said undulating members are generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each undulating member has a positive peak and a negative peak; each strut has a proximal end and a distal end; said undulating members and said struts within a row are interconnected and have a repeating pattern in which proximal ends of each of said struts are attached to the negative peaks of said undulating members and the distal ends of each of said struts of said row are attached to the positive peaks of said adjacent undulating members, and the proximal ends of an adjacent row of struts are attached to positive peaks of said undulating members and the distal ends of each of said struts of said adjacent row are attached to the negative peaks of adjacent undulating members; wherein said skeletal tubular member includes a proximal leg, said proximal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and is attached to the proximal end of said skeletal tubular member, and the proximal leg includes an attachment flange.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
236 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of generally undulating members and a plurality of struts; said undulating members are generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each undulating member has a positive peak and a negative peak; each strut has a proximal end and a distal end; said undulating members and said struts within a row are interconnected and have a repeating pattern in which proximal ends of each of said struts are attached to the negative peaks of said undulating members and the distal ends of each of said struts of said row are attached to the positive peaks of said adjacent undulating members, and the proximal ends of an adjacent row of struts are attached to positive peaks of said undulating members and the distal ends of each of said struts of said adjacent row are attached to the negative peaks of adjacent undulating members; wherein said skeletal tubular member includes a proximal leg, said proximal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and is attached to the proximal end of said skeletal tubular member, and the proximal leg includes an attachment flange.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 15 , wherein said proximal leg is biased outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said skeletal tubular member.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 15 , wherein said proximal leg includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
47 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 15 , wherein said skeletal tubular member includes at least one distal leg; said distal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said skeletal tubular member and is attached to the distal end of said tubular member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 18 , wherein said distal leg includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
169 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of sinusoidal members and a plurality of struts; said sinusoidal members are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each sinusoidal member has a plurality of positive peaks and a plurality of negative peaks; said sinusoidal members and said struts are interconnected and have a repeating pattern in which each strut connects a positive peak of each sinusoidal member with a negative peak of each adjacent sinusoidal member, with adjacent struts extending in the same direction; wherein said tubular member includes a proximal leg; said proximal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and is attached to the proximal end of said tubular member; and the proximal leg includes an attachment flange.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
169 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of sinusoidal members and a plurality of struts; said sinusoidal members are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each sinusoidal member has a plurality of positive peaks and a plurality of negative peaks; said sinusoidal members and said struts are interconnected and have a repeating pattern in which each strut connects a positive peak of each sinusoidal member with a negative peak of each adjacent sinusoidal member, with adjacent struts extending in the same direction; wherein said tubular member includes a proximal leg; said proximal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and is attached to the proximal end of said tubular member; and the proximal leg includes an attachment flange.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 20 , wherein said proximal leg is biased outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said skeletal tubular member.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 20 , wherein said proximal leg includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
47 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 20 , wherein said skeletal tubular member includes at least one distal leg; said distal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said skeletal tubular member and is attached to the distal end of said tubular member.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding stent device as defined in claim 23 , wherein said distal leg includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
195 words
A self-expanding aneurysm cover comprising: a small diameter, skeletal, tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of generally undulating members and a plurality of struts; said undulating members are generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other forming a plurality of parallel rows; each undulating member has a positive peak and a negative peak; each strut has a proximal end and a distal end; said undulating members and said struts within a row are interconnected and have a repeating pattern in which the ends of said struts are attached to the positive and negative peaks of adjacent, undulating members, with adjacent struts extending in the same direction in the same row, and wherein said skeletal tubular member includes at least two proximal legs; said proximal legs extend generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are attached to the proximal end of said skeletal tubular member; and at least one proximal leg includes a T-shaped attachment flange.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
195 words
A self-expanding aneurysm cover comprising: a small diameter, skeletal, tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of generally undulating members and a plurality of struts; said undulating members are generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other forming a plurality of parallel rows; each undulating member has a positive peak and a negative peak; each strut has a proximal end and a distal end; said undulating members and said struts within a row are interconnected and have a repeating pattern in which the ends of said struts are attached to the positive and negative peaks of adjacent, undulating members, with adjacent struts extending in the same direction in the same row, and wherein said skeletal tubular member includes at least two proximal legs; said proximal legs extend generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are attached to the proximal end of said skeletal tubular member; and at least one proximal leg includes a T-shaped attachment flange.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
26 words
A self-expanding aneurysm cover as defined in claim 25 , wherein said proximal legs are biased outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said skeletal tubular member.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding aneurysm cover as defined in claim 25 , wherein said proximal legs include a radiopaque marker.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
46 words
A self-expanding aneurysm cover as defined in claim 25 , wherein said tubular member includes at least one distal leg; said distal leg extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and is attached to the distal end of said skeletal tubular member.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
18 words
A self-expanding aneurysm cover as defined in claim 28 , wherein said distal leg includes a radiopaque marker.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
243 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of generally undulating members and a plurality of single strand, unbranched struts; said struts interconnecting the undulating members, in which said undulating members are generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each undulating member has a positive peak and a negative peak; each strut has a proximal end and a distal end; a first undulating member and said struts within a first row have a repeating pattern in which the proximal ends of each of said struts are attached to negative peaks of said undulating member and the distal ends of each of said struts of said first row are attached to positive peaks of a second, adjacent undulating member, and the proximal ends of an adjacent row of struts are attached to positive peaks of said first undulating member; and the distal ends of each of said struts of said adjacent row are attached to negative peaks of a third, adjacent undulating member, wherein said tubular member further includes at least one distal leg; said distal leg extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and being attached to the distal end of said skeletal tubular member.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
243 words
A self-expanding stent device comprising: a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall and having a proximal end and a distal end; said wall of said tubular member comprised of a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of generally undulating members and a plurality of single strand, unbranched struts; said struts interconnecting the undulating members, in which said undulating members are generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and are generally parallel to each other; each undulating member has a positive peak and a negative peak; each strut has a proximal end and a distal end; a first undulating member and said struts within a first row have a repeating pattern in which the proximal ends of each of said struts are attached to negative peaks of said undulating member and the distal ends of each of said struts of said first row are attached to positive peaks of a second, adjacent undulating member, and the proximal ends of an adjacent row of struts are attached to positive peaks of said first undulating member; and the distal ends of each of said struts of said adjacent row are attached to negative peaks of a third, adjacent undulating member, wherein said tubular member further includes at least one distal leg; said distal leg extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and being attached to the distal end of said skeletal tubular member.
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