| Predicate |
Object |
| assignee |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentassignee/MD5_6ecff7633135adde6965b24d7b9ffcb0
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentassignee/MD5_ba4991109ce962c983049ec9da775db5 |
| classificationCPCAdditional |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2230-0013
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2002-91566
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2002-91558
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2002-91541
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2250-0098 |
| classificationCPCInventive |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2-82
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2-04
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61M29-00
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2-91
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2-915
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F2-958 |
| classificationIPCAdditional |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61F2-00 |
| classificationIPCInventive |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61F2-84
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61F2-90 |
| filingDate |
1997-12-23-04:00^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date> |
| inventor |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentinventor/MD5_3dc82c5d769b9edf4b8bae83d2702c21 |
| publicationDate |
2000-03-01-04:00^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date> |
| publicationNumber |
EP-0981386-A1 |
| titleOfInvention |
Radially expandable axially non-contracting surgical stent |
| abstract |
A surgical stent (10) is provided which can be radially expanded away from a central axis (2) within a body lumen, such as an artery. The stent (10) is formed from a series of struts (20) circumscribing a cylindrical contour of the stent (10). Each strut (20) has a series of bends (30) formed therein with each bend including at least one trough (32) and at least one crest (36). Gaps (40) are provided between adjacent struts (20). Each gap (40) is spanned by an axial element such as a tie bar (50). Each tie bar (50) attaches to adjacent struts (20) through troughs (32) so that when the stent (10) is radially expanded, the struts (20) are not drawn together, but rather maintain their position and the stent (10) hence maintains its axial length without contracting. Other elements can alternatively be provided between adjacent circumferential elements to provide varying degrees of flexibility between adjacent struts (20). |
| priorityDate |
1996-12-24-04:00^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date> |
| type |
http://data.epo.org/linked-data/def/patent/Publication |