Expandable stent apparatus and method

Details Expandable stent apparatus and method Expandable stent apparatus and method

1997-05-02

1999-09-28

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Means for inserting or removing conduit within body

606 1, A61F 1100

Patent

active

059579293

ABSTRACT:
An expandable stent has a sheeted material which is expanded from a compacted configuration to an expanded configuration. The sheet is maintained in the compacted configuration at least in part by operation of a dynamic force, and the expansion occurs at least in part by removal of the dynamic force. In preferred embodiments, a biocompatible sheeted material is wrapped around a retaining wire to produce a compacted configuration, and the retaining wire is rotated to maintain the compacted configuration during insertion of the stent into a patient. The rotation is continued while the stent is positioned, and then the rotation is stopped or slowed to permit expansion of the sheet.

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