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US 2003/0199965 A1Published application
Stent devices with detachable distal or proximal wires
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsLex P. Jansen, Henry Nita, John E. Ortiz
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Abstract
Stent and stent delivery system suited for the noninvasive treatment of aneurysms, diseased blood vessels, and other bodily lumen are described. Detachable proximal and/or distal wires connected to the proximal and distal ends, respectively, of the stent allow the operator to manipulate the position and final configuration of the stent upon deployment.
Claims32
A stent device having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one detachable proximal wire connected to the proximal end or at least one detachable distal wire connected to the distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.