Stent for in-stent restenosis
OwnerEric J. Simso, Matthew J. Millerinventors
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Abstract
A second stent having a wall thickness of 0.002 inches or less or a second stent having a tubular surface with openings therethrough where the ratio of the area of the surface to the area of the openings is at least 3:10 may be implanted in a first stent which has been previously implanted in a bodily vessel.
Claims49
In combination, a first stent implanted in a bodily vessel and a second stent disposed within the first stent, at least a portion of the second stent having a wall thickness of 0.002 inches or less.
In combination, a first stent implanted in a bodily vessel and a second stent disposed within the first stent, wherein the second stent has a tubular surface with openings therethrough, the second stent when expanded having a ratio of the area of the surface to the area of the openings of at least 3:10.
A method of stenting a previously stented region of a bodily vessel, the stented region of the bodily vessel having a first stent therein with a lumen therethrough, the method comprising the steps of:
- disposing a second stent in the lumen of the first stent;
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- implanting the second stent in the lumen of the first stent, at least a portion of the second stent having a wall thickness of 0.002 inches or less.
A method of stenting a previously stented region of a bodily vessel, the stented region of the bodily vessel having a first stent therein with a lumen therethrough, the method comprising the steps of:
- disposing a second stent in the lumen of the first stent, the second stent having a tubular surface with openings therethrough, the second stent when expanded having a ratio of the area of the surface to the area of the openings of at least 3:10;
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- implanting the second stent in the lumen of the first stent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.