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INTEGRATED STENT REPOSITIONING AND RETRIEVAL LOOP

  • US 20190029851A1
  • Filed: 10/03/2018
  • Published: 01/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent comprising:

  • a tubular body formed from a plurality of wires interwoven or braided in a pattern, the tubular body having a lumen extending therethrough from a first open end of the tubular body end to a second open end of the tubular body, the first open end defined by a plurality of closed loops formed from the plurality of wires, the tubular body having a length measured from the first open end to the second open end and a circumference;

    wherein the plurality of wires includes a first wire interwoven or braided with a second wire, each of the first and second wires extending the length of the tubular body;

    wherein the first and second wires are formed into a single repositioning and/or retrieval loop extending away from the second open end beyond the plurality of closed loops at the first open end of the tubular body;

    wherein the one repositioning and/or retrieval loop comprises a first section formed from the first wire and a second section formed from the second wire, wherein the first and second sections cross one another in sliding engagement at a crossing point beyond the plurality of closed loops at the first open end of the tubular body to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.

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