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Intravascular flow modifier and reinforcement device

  • US 20030191521A1
  • Filed: 04/09/2003
  • Published: 10/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intravascular flow modifier and vascular reinforcement device to be used in the intravascular treatment of blood vessels, comprising:

  • an elongate strand of resilient material having first and second proximal ends respectively connected by first and second legs of the elongate strand of resilient material to a distal middle loop of the elongate strand of resilient material, said first and second proximal ends being joined to a deployment device, said first and second legs of the elongate strand of resilient material forming a double strand of a plurality of sinusoidal loops having upper and lower arcs, said sinusoidal loops extending along a longitudinal axis intersecting said deployment device, said upper and lower arcs of said sinusoidal loops being curved about said longitudinal axis to form a hollow cylindrical circumferential pattern of loops about said longitudinal axis.

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