摘要:
An expandable slide and lock stent comprises a tubular member that can be expanded from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The tubular member can comprise a reversing helical backbone and at least one rail member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. The backbone can have at least one engagement element that can be configured to receive a rail member to form the tubular member. In some embodiments, the reversing helical backbone can comprise a plurality of discrete segments having a variable profile and/or wave form.
摘要:
A solid therapeutic agent for use in a method of treating a tumor comprising: implanting an implantable drug delivery device into the tumor, the device formed from at least one wire (70) having holes (72) with the solid therapeutic agent provided in the holes; and delivering the therapeutic agent to the tumor from the holes (72). A drug delivery device, which is a wire (70), has through holes in it (72), the through holes (72) are filled with a solid agent, and the solid-agent-filled through holes (72) are provided in multiple directions in the wire (70)
摘要:
A collapsing structure for collapsing the crowns of a stent and method of use thereof are described. The collapsing structure comprises an inner filament engaged to an outer filament. The outer filament is interwoven through at least a portion of the crowns of the stent end so as to create a plurality of loops. The inner filament is interwoven through at least a portion of the loops of the outer filament. Pulling on the inner filament causes the loops of the outer filament to be pulled radially inward, thereby pulling the crowns towards each other to collapse the stent end.
摘要:
An expandable helical stent is provided, wherein the stent may be formed of a main stent component and a securement. The main stent component is formed from a flat strip having one or more undulating side bands (401, 402) that may be connected to form geometrically shaped cells (430) and are helically wound to form a stent. The helical coils of the main stent component may be spaced apart or nestled to each other. The nestling of the undulation of adjacent helical windings contributes to maintaining the tubular shape and uniformity of the helically coiled stent. Alternatively, the flat strip may comprise a single undulating pattern. At the ends of the main stent component are end bands (407), which when wound, form a cylindrical ring. In one embodiment, one or more struts of the main stent component may have a width sufficient to include one or more fenestrations. The fenestrated struts may be connected by loops or turns wherein the material is narrower than that of the fenestrated struts to provide enhanced flexibility. The helical tubular is maintained with a securement.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a stent (100) comprising a first closed ring, the first closed ring (112) forming a first end of the stent, a second closed ring (114) forming a second end of the stent, a first helical band (116) engaged to the first closed ring and the second closed ring, a second helical band (122) engaged to the first closed ring and the second closed ring, the first and second helical bands being side-by-side, and a plurality of curved connectors (132) engaging the first and second helical bands.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a stent (1') for use in a tubular organ of a body. The stent (1') comprises a first part (8) to be positioned in a diseased part (2) of the organ and acting as a stentbody therein, and a second part (10, 10', 40) to be positioned in a non-diseased part (6) of the organ and acting as an anchoring element therein. The two parts (8; 10, 10', 40) are being designed as tubular members interconnected at the ends facing one another by a flexible, axially rigid connecting part (9), at least said second part (10, 10', 40) having memorized therein a capacity to expand radially after an increase in temperature, thereby providing anchorage of the second part (10, 10', 40) at a determined distance away from the diseased part (2) of the organ.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to medical implants, such as e.g. stents, which comprise at least one hollow space or lumen within the structural material or structure of the device, other than a pore or pore system, which may be used as a reservoir for a specific amount of active ingredient to be released after implantation into the body.