Bifurcated stent and method of making same

Details Bifurcated stent and method of making same Bifurcated stent and method of making same

1997-04-30

1998-05-26

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Internal pressure applicator

128898, A61M 2900

Patent

active

057557357

ABSTRACT:
A bifurcated stent for insertion into a bifurcated vessel such as a blood vessel. In one embodiment, a first sheet is formed into a first leg, a second sheet is formed into a second leg, a third sheet is formed into a stem, and the two legs are attached to the stem. In a second embodiment, a first sheet is formed into a member having a first leg and half of a stem, a second sheet is formed into a second member having a second leg and half of a stem, and the two stem halves are combined to form the bifurcated stent. In a third embodiment, the stent comprises two sections that are serially inserted and assembled within the vessel at the site of the bifurcation to be treated.

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