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US 2008/0177370 A1Published application
Device and method for supporting a side branch of a vessel
OwnerAdam Stysinventor
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A stent (18) for treating a treatment site (14) of an internal vessel (12) of a mammal, includes a tubular stent frame (222) that is moveable between a retracted configuration (218B) in which the stent frame (222) can be moved within the vessel (12), and an expanded configuration (18A) in which the stent frame (222) is moved against the vessel (12). The stent frame (222) includes a first edge (222A), a second edge (222B), and a longitudinal axis (222C). In certain embodiments, the first edge (222A) is at a first edge angle (224A) relative to the longitudinal axis (222C) when the stent frame (222) is in the expanded configuration (18A) that is less than ninety degrees. As a result thereof, for example, the stent (18) is better suit to fully support a treatment site (14) that is located at an intersection of an angled side branch (12B) and a main branch (12A) of the vessel (12).
A stent for supporting a portion of a vessel of a mammal, the stent comprising:
A stent for supporting a portion of a vessel of a mammal, the vessel including a main branch, a side branch that is at a branch angle that is less than approximately ninety degrees relative to the main branch, and a treatment site that is located in the side branch near an intersection of the side branch and the main branch, the stent comprising:
A method for supporting a portion of a vessel of a mammal, the vessel including a main branch, a side branch that is at a branch angle that is less than approximately ninety degrees relative to the main branch, and a treatment site that is located in the side branch near an intersection of the side branch and the main branch, the method comprising the step of:
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