Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent...
Patent
1995-04-27
1997-07-29
Hughes, S. Thomas
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent...
295273, 295274, 156211, 156246, 156305, 2041712, 2042791, B23P 1700, C09J 500, B29C 3900
Patent
active
056511744
ABSTRACT:
A method for making a radially expandable stent for implantation within a body lumen having a generally cylindrical body with open proximal and distal ends, the cylindrical body comprising a plurality of metal elements joined to allow flexing of the cylindrical body along the longitudinal axis of the body whereby the stent can conform to a curved body lumen and a polymeric film applied to the cylindrical body such that it extends between the metal elements of the stent. Therapeutic substances may be incorporated within the applied film. The stent provides a biocompatible polymeric surface to contact and support a body lumen and also a flexible structure to allow the stent to conform closely to bends in a body lumen. The stent is especially useful for repairing an injury to blood vessels caused during angioplasty procedures.
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Bergman Rebecca M.
Bresnahan John
Coury Arthur J.
Dror Michael
Hull Vincent W.
Hughes S. Thomas
Latham Daniel W.
Medtronic Inc.
Patton Harold R.
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