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US 7,458,985 B2Granted
Spiral stent assembly
OwnerFrank Madda, James Schulerinventors
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Abstract
A stent assembly includes a spiral shaped elongate member having a first end and a second end. The elongate member includes a plurality of loops spaced apart from each other. A first contact is attached to and near the first end of the elongate member, and a second contact is attached to and near the second end of the elongate member. The first and second contacts are coupled to a power generator, thereby allowing for a current to be passed from the first contact to the second contact.
Claims12
A stent assembly, comprising:
- a spiral shaped elongate member having a first end and a second end, wherein the elongate member includes a plurality of spiraling loops extending between the first end and the second end, the loops being spaceable so as not to touch each other;
- a first contact attached adjacent the first end of the elongate member;
- a second contact attached adjacent the second end of the elongate member, wherein the first and second contacts are coupled to a power generator, the power generator arranged to allow a current to be passed from the first contact to the second contact, and
- a measuring device that measures current or voltage passing between the first and second contacts.
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A stent assembly comprising:
- a spiral shaped elongate member having a first end and a second end, wherein the elongate member includes a plurality of spiraling loops extending between the first end and the second end, the loops being spaceable so as not to touch each other;
- a first contact attached adjacent the first end of the elongate member;
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- a second contact attached adjacent the second end of the elongate member, wherein the first and second contacts are coupled to power generator, the power generator arranged to allow a current to be passed from the first contact to the second contact,
- wherein a height of the plurality of loops measured along a radial axis of the plurality of loops is greater than a width of the plurality of loops measured along a longitudinal axis of the plurality of loops.
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A stent assembly, comprising:
- a spiral shaped elongate member having a first end and a second end, wherein the elongate member includes a plurality of spiraling loops extending between the first end and the second end, the loops being spaceable so as not to touch each other;
- a first contact attached adjacent the first end of the elongate member;
- a second contact attached adjacent the second end of the elongate member, wherein the first and second contacts are coupled to a power source, the power source arranged to allow a current to be passed from the first contact to the second contact, and
- a measuring device that measures current or voltage passing between the first and second contacts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.