US Patent No: 6,878,159

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Stent

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Abstract

A stent for dilating an internal lumen includes tubular segments that are arranged side by side in its axial direction. Each of segments expands and contracts in the diametrical direction of the stent, and its axial length is shorter than its expanded-state radius.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
OLYMPUS CORPORATIONTOKYO2859
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHATOKYO1152

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ishikawa, Hitoshi Tokyo, JP 113 581
Iwami, Jun Fujinomiya, JP 35 102
Iwasaka, Masayuki Tama, JP 39 183
Takahashi, Makoto Kanagawa-ken, JP 312 1558
Yunoki, Seiko Fussa, JP 5 16

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
5,443,458 Multilayered biodegradable stent and method of manufacture 301 1993
6,369,355 Method and apparatus for direct laser cutting of metal stents 48 2000
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (2)
6,673,103 Mesh and stent for increased flexibility 29 2000
6,485,509 Stent having variable properties and method of its use 43 2000
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (2)
5,176,626 Indwelling stent 102 1992
5,514,176 Pull apart coil stent 224 1995
 
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (2)
6,357,104 Method of making an intraluminal stent graft 57 1999
6,673,102 Covered endoprosthesis and delivery system 38 2000
 
HEMODYNAMICS, INC. (1)
5,474,563 Cardiovascular stent and retrieval apparatus 130 1994
 
KABUSHIKIAKISHA IGAKI IRYO SEKKEI (1)
5,762,625 Luminal stent and device for inserting luminal stent 30 1994
 
VOLCANO CORPORATION (1)
2003/0114,761 System for locating inflamed plaque in a vessel 3 2002

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
REVA MEDICAL, INC. (9)
7,763,065 Balloon expandable crush-recoverable stent device 8 2004
8,292,944 Slide-and-lock stent 0 2004
7,914,574 Axially nested slide and lock expandable device 0 2005
8,277,500 Slide-and-lock stent 0 2006
7,722,662 Expandable stent with sliding and locking radial elements 6 2006
7,704,275 Circumferentially nested expandable device 8 2007
7,988,721 Axially-radially nested expandable device 3 2007
7,947,071 Expandable slide and lock stent 5 2009
8,172,894 Circumferentially nested expandable device 6 2010

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