Method for integrating an electronic circuit in or on a stent
AssigneesUniversiteit Gent, Imec Vzw
InventorsRik Verplancke, Jan Vanfleteren
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for integrating an electronic circuit in or on a medical stent. The method comprises obtaining (101) a deformable medical stent (21) in a substantially planar shape, in which the deformable medical stent is adapted for being deployed in a substantially cylindrical shape in the body. The method also comprises attaching (104) a deformable electronic circuit (22) onto the deformable medical stent in the planar shape thereby forming a deformable hybrid structure. The method also comprises shaping (107) said hybrid structure into the cylindrical shape.
Claims15
A method for integrating an electronic circuit in or on a medical stent, the method comprising:
- obtaining a deformable medical stent in a substantially planar shape, wherein said deformable medical stent is adapted for being deployed in a substantially cylindrical shape in the human or animal body;
- attaching a deformable electronic circuit onto the deformable medical stent when in said substantially planar shape thereby forming a deformable hybrid structure;
- shaping said deformable hybrid structure into said substantially cylindrical shape.
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