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US 2014/0277377 A1Published application
Oblique stent
AssigneeThomas Ischinger
InventorsTHOMAS ISCHINGER, RONALD JAY SOLAR, GLEN LIEBER
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Abstract
A stent having a main body with a proximal end and a distal end section having proximal and distal openings used for treatment of lesions in blood vessels and hollow organs, particularly at the ostium of side branches. The stent adapts to the anatomical configuration of a vessel branch by having at least one oblique end section in at least its expanded state. Truncated versions of the oblique end section are described as well.
Claims14
A tubular stent comprising:
- a stent first end;
- a stent second end;
- a longitudinal axis extending from said stent first end to said stent second end;
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- an expandable stent wall extending from said stent first end to said stent second end along said longitudinal axis, wherein upon expansion of said tubular stent, said stent first end is configured at an oblique angle to a plane which is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis.
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