Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods of manufacturing linearly expandable ureteral stents
- Patent Title (中): 制造线性扩张型输尿管支架的方法
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Application No.: US12628304Application Date: 2009-12-01
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Publication No.: US08007702B2Publication Date: 2011-08-30
- Inventor: Barry N. Gellman
- Applicant: Barry N. Gellman
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Main IPC: B28B11/16
- IPC: B28B11/16 ; B28B5/02 ; B29C45/14 ; B29B13/00 ; A61F2/04

Abstract:
A method includes forming an elongated member having a tubular shape. The elongated member includes a sidewall that defines a lumen. A spiral-shaped opening is formed in the sidewall such that the elongated member is configured to move between a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration along a longitudinal axis of the lumen. In some embodiments, the method further includes forming a distal retention structure. The distal retention structure can be disposed at a distal end of the elongated member and can define a lumen in fluid communication with the lumen defined by the sidewall of the elongated member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100072659A1 Methods of Manufacturing Linearly Expandable Ureteral Stents Public/Granted day:2010-03-25
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