EP0786971A4 - Connected stent apparatus - Google Patents

Connected stent apparatus

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Publication number
EP0786971A4
EP0786971A4 EP95938853A EP95938853A EP0786971A4 EP 0786971 A4 EP0786971 A4 EP 0786971A4 EP 95938853 A EP95938853 A EP 95938853A EP 95938853 A EP95938853 A EP 95938853A EP 0786971 A4 EP0786971 A4 EP 0786971A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
stent apparatus
connected stent
stent
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP95938853A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0786971A1 (en
Inventor
Matthew Birdsall
Bradley Jendersee
Robert Lashinski
Michael D Boneau
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Medtronic Vascular Inc
Original Assignee
Arterial Vascular Engineering Inc
Applied Vascular Engineering Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/451,270 external-priority patent/US5817152A/en
Application filed by Arterial Vascular Engineering Inc, Applied Vascular Engineering Inc filed Critical Arterial Vascular Engineering Inc
Publication of EP0786971A1 publication Critical patent/EP0786971A1/en
Publication of EP0786971A4 publication Critical patent/EP0786971A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/82—Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/86—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
    • A61F2/90—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/82—Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/86—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
    • A61F2/89—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure the wire-like elements comprising two or more adjacent rings flexibly connected by separate members
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2220/00—Fixations or connections for prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2220/0025—Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements
    • A61F2220/0058—Connections or couplings between prosthetic parts, e.g. between modular parts; Connecting elements soldered or brazed or welded

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Media Introduction/Drainage Providing Device (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
EP95938853A 1994-10-19 1995-10-19 Connected stent apparatus Withdrawn EP0786971A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US32602494A 1994-10-19 1994-10-19
US326024 1994-10-19
US451270 1995-05-30
US08/451,270 US5817152A (en) 1994-10-19 1995-05-30 Connected stent apparatus
PCT/US1995/013651 WO1996012449A1 (en) 1994-10-19 1995-10-19 Connected stent apparatus

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0786971A1 EP0786971A1 (en) 1997-08-06
EP0786971A4 true EP0786971A4 (en) 1999-01-20

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EP95938853A Withdrawn EP0786971A4 (en) 1994-10-19 1995-10-19 Connected stent apparatus

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0786971A4 (en)
AU (1) AU702684B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2202476A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1996012449A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
IL125417A (en) 1996-02-02 2004-03-28 Transvascular Inc Apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessels

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5104404A (en) * 1989-10-02 1992-04-14 Medtronic, Inc. Articulated stent
EP0481365A1 (en) * 1990-10-13 1992-04-22 Angiomed Ag Device for expanding a stenosis in a body duct
EP0540290A2 (en) * 1991-10-28 1993-05-05 Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Expandable stents and method for making same
FR2702954A1 (en) * 1993-03-03 1994-09-30 Andrew H Cragg Prosthesis and intraluminal implant.
DE4432938A1 (en) * 1993-09-16 1995-03-23 Cordis Corp Endoprosthesis with several laser welded connections, process for their production and implantation process

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LU86084A1 (en) 1985-09-20 1987-04-02 Faco Sa ELECTRIC MASSAGE APPARATUS
US5292331A (en) 1989-08-24 1994-03-08 Applied Vascular Engineering, Inc. Endovascular support device
US5035706A (en) * 1989-10-17 1991-07-30 Cook Incorporated Percutaneous stent and method for retrieval thereof
ATE135555T1 (en) * 1990-10-09 1996-04-15 Cook Inc PERCUTANE STENT ARRANGEMENT

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5104404A (en) * 1989-10-02 1992-04-14 Medtronic, Inc. Articulated stent
EP0481365A1 (en) * 1990-10-13 1992-04-22 Angiomed Ag Device for expanding a stenosis in a body duct
EP0540290A2 (en) * 1991-10-28 1993-05-05 Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Expandable stents and method for making same
FR2702954A1 (en) * 1993-03-03 1994-09-30 Andrew H Cragg Prosthesis and intraluminal implant.
DE4432938A1 (en) * 1993-09-16 1995-03-23 Cordis Corp Endoprosthesis with several laser welded connections, process for their production and implantation process

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO9612449A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU702684B2 (en) 1999-03-04
CA2202476A1 (en) 1996-05-02
WO1996012449A1 (en) 1996-05-02
EP0786971A1 (en) 1997-08-06
AU4008195A (en) 1996-05-15

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