Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Arterial prosthesis – Having plural layers
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-03
2010-02-09
Truong, Kevin T (Department: 3734)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Arterial prosthesis
Having plural layers
Reexamination Certificate
active
07658761
ABSTRACT:
A balloon expandable superelastic stent is made of a Ti—Ni—Nb (the content of Nb being at least 3 at %) shape memory alloy. A shape recovery temperature of the stent is lower than a living body temperature in an unloaded state after shape memory treatment. The shape recovery temperature exceeds the living body temperature after the stent is mounted to a catheter and released from the catheter in a living body.
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Mori Kouji
Yamashita Shuzou
Yamauchi Kiyoshi
Frishauf Holtz Goodman & Chick P.C.
Japan Stent Technology Co., Ltd.
NEC Tokin Corporation
Truong Kevin T
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