Vascular filter with improved strength and flexibility
    2.
    发明申请
    Vascular filter with improved strength and flexibility 审中-公开
    血管过滤器具有改善的强度和灵活性

    公开(公告)号:US20060015136A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-19

    申请号:US10528044

    申请日:2003-09-18

    申请人: Petrus Besselink

    发明人: Petrus Besselink

    IPC分类号: A61M29/00

    摘要: A medical device including a fiber-reinforced membrane. The fibers can be embedded into or attached to the membrane to strengthen the device. In one embodiment, the device can be a vascular filter that is attached to an expandable frame. In one device fabrication approach, the device can be made by building it up around a mold. In addition, the mold can be coated with an intermediate material that is easily separated from the membrane material. The intermediate material is covered with the membrane material, after which the fibers are placed in contact with the membrane material that covers the intermediate material. The fibers can then be covered with additional membrane material to embed the fibers into the membrane, after which the mold may be removed by melting, dissolving, deforming or related techniques. Similarly, the intermediate material can be removed from the membrane.

    摘要翻译: 包括纤维增强膜的医疗装置。 纤维可以嵌入或附着到膜上以加强装置。 在一个实施例中,该装置可以是连接到可扩展框架的血管过滤器。 在一种器件制造方法中,可以通过在模具周围构建器件来制造器件。 此外,模具可以涂覆有容易与膜材料分离的中间材料。 中间材料被膜材料覆盖,然后使纤维与覆盖中间材料的膜材料接触。 然后可以用另外的膜材料覆盖纤维以将纤维嵌入膜中,之后可以通过熔化,溶解,变形或相关技术除去模具。 类似地,可以从膜去除中间材料。

    Self-activating endoluminal device
    3.
    发明申请
    Self-activating endoluminal device 有权
    自激活性腔内装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050113862A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-26

    申请号:US10974539

    申请日:2004-10-27

    摘要: An improved endoluminal device. The device includes at least a control element (such as a guide wire) connected to a surrounding sheath and an elastic bias section to control changes to a bias force formed between the control element and the sheath. By applying an external force at a proximal end of the device, the shape can change between varying degrees of deformed shapes and an undeformed shape. In this way, both ease of insertion into the body lumen and anchoring to the lumen is promoted. A distal end of the assembly can be made to change shape for improved steerability, anchoring or both. In a particular form, the anchoring section can work as a floating parachute-like device to pull the assembly by means of the flow in the body lumen, while in a more particular form, the floating parachute-like device may be modified to act as a filter for trapping emboli.

    摘要翻译: 改进的腔内装置。 该装置至少包括连接到周围护套的控制元件(例如导丝)和弹性偏置部分,以控制对控制元件和护套之间形成的偏压力的变化。 通过在装置的近端施加外力,形状可以在不同程度的变形形状和未变形的形状之间变化。 以这种方式,促进插入体腔的容易性和锚固到内腔。 可以使组件的远端改变形状以改善操纵性,锚固性或两者。 在特定形式中,锚定部分可以作为浮动的降落伞状装置工作,以通过体腔中的流动来拉动组件,而在更具体的形式中,浮动式降落伞状装置可以被修改为充当 用于捕获栓塞的过滤器。

    Apparatus for a stent or other medical device having a bistable spring construction
    7.
    发明申请
    Apparatus for a stent or other medical device having a bistable spring construction 有权
    具有双稳态弹簧结构的支架或其它医疗装置的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060155360A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-13

    申请号:US10523959

    申请日:2003-07-29

    IPC分类号: A61F2/06

    摘要: A stent is described comprising a unit cell having a negative spring rate and a bistable function. The unit cell comprises first and second segments, the first segment being more rigid than the second segment. The second segment is coupled to the first segment, and the first segment comprises a substantially fixed sinusoidal shape. In the contracted state, the second segment is held stable in a sinusoidal shape, but when a force is applied the second segment bends out to a stable, convex-shaped deployed state. The second segments withstand the application of radial forces in the convex-shaped deployed state, and diametral recoil of the stent is minimized.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种支架,其包括具有负弹簧刚度和双稳态功能的单电池。 单元电池包括第一和第二段,第一段比第二段更刚性。 第二段联接到第一段,并且第一段包括基本上固定的正弦形状。 在收缩状态下,第二段以正弦形状保持稳定,但是当施加力时,第二段弯曲成稳定的凸形展开状态。 第二部分承受在凸形展开状态下的径向力的应用,并且使支架的直径反冲最小化。

    Apparatus and method for placing bifurcated stents

    公开(公告)号:US06669718B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-30

    申请号:US09908446

    申请日:2001-07-18

    申请人: Petrus Besselink

    发明人: Petrus Besselink

    IPC分类号: A61F206

    摘要: An apparatus and method to place a bifurcated stent into a body lumen by using a delivery device requiring only one incision. Relative axial movements between a catheter and a sheath in the delivery device permit the insertion and expansion of the stent. During placement into and removal from the patient's body, the branch sections of the bifurcated stent are held in substantially parallel arrangement. Opposing tendencies between a self-expanding stent and leg portions within the delivery device can be tailored such that, during deployment, the bifurcation bias due to the elastic spring forces in the stent overcome the parallel bias within the delivery device. In situations where a balloon-expandable stent is used, the delivery device obviates the need for balloon change during stent placement. Such catheters can also be used for angioplasty, eventually in combination with stenting, and are also equally applicable to both multibranch and side branch body lumens, which are difficult to reach with conventional devices and techniques.