Invention Application
- Patent Title: NONEXPANDABLE STENT
- Patent Title (中): 不可置信的坚定
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Application No.: US11873167Application Date: 2007-10-16
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Publication No.: US20080091275A1Publication Date: 2008-04-17
- Inventor: Richard Ducharme
- Applicant: Richard Ducharme
- Applicant Address: US NC Winston-Salem
- Assignee: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Winston-Salem
- Main IPC: A61F2/04
- IPC: A61F2/04 ; B21D9/00

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a nonexpandable stent and a method of making and deploying the stent. The stent includes a tubular body having a distal portion, a proximal portion, a central longitudinal portion between the distal and proximal portions, and a substantially nonexpandable diameter. The stent includes at least one securing element. The securing element includes a reinforcement member comprising a shape memory material. The securing element comprises a first configuration of the reinforcement member for delivery to a treatment site within a body vessel and a second configuration of the reinforcement member for deployment at the treatment site.
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