Intracoronary stent and method of simultaneous angioplasty and s

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1987-07-06

1990-11-13

Truluck, Dalton L.

Surgery

Instruments

Internal pressure applicator

623 13, 606108, A61M 2902

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049694588

ABSTRACT:
A device to be used as a vascular stent comprising a cylindrical open-ended wire component made of a low memory metal such as copper alloy, titanium, or gold, providing a radial support from within a blood vessel after implantation therein. The coronary stent is characterized by its ability to be expanded radially to a larger diameter after initial implantation and means for causing said stent to expand to a larger diameter and a method for transporting, positioning and implantation of such coronary stent transluminally to have said stent act as a permanent prosthesis to assure vascular patency. And method for simultaneous angipolasty and stent implant procedure.

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