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WO1987004935A1 Expired / Lapsed WO ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

An intravascular stent and percutaneous insertion system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-02-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-02-13
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Abstract

Abstract A method and apparatus for preventing arterial restenosis by placing a coil spring stent into the vessel. A stent insertion catheter (20) contains an outer cylinder (24) and inner core (22) within a tapered front (23) and spiral grooves (26). The coil stent (10) is placed within the spiral grooves. When the outer cylinder (24) is pulled back the coil stent is deployed. Also disclosed is a novel coil stent having a plurality of layers. The outer layer (46) is made from a non-thrombogenic material.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert E. Fischell
  • 👤 Tim A. Fischell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction WO
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/08; A61L31/082; A61L31/084; A61L31/10; A61F2/0077; A61F2/962; A61F2/966; A61F2002/9665; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0076

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