Impregnated stent
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1. A stent assembly for insertion in a vessel bounded by a vessel wall comprising:
- A. compact mesh stent means in a cylindrical form for expanding into engagement with a vessel wall, andB. cured, dissolvable means impregnating said mesh for containing said mesh in its compact form, said cured, dissolvable means transforming from a solid to a liquid state when said stent assembly is in position in the vessel thereby to free said stent and enable its expansion into a vessel wall.
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Abstract
A stent assembly, delivery system and method of manufacture therefor. A stent assembly includes a compact stent. A dissolvable material impregnates the stent in liquid form. In its cured, solid form, the material contains the stent in its compact form. When the stent is positioned in a vessel, the temperature and liquids in the vessel dissolve the material thereby to release the stent for positioning in a final configuration. The expansion of the stent then allows removal of the delivery system.
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1. A stent assembly for insertion in a vessel bounded by a vessel wall comprising:
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A. compact mesh stent means in a cylindrical form for expanding into engagement with a vessel wall, and B. cured, dissolvable means impregnating said mesh for containing said mesh in its compact form, said cured, dissolvable means transforming from a solid to a liquid state when said stent assembly is in position in the vessel thereby to free said stent and enable its expansion into a vessel wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A stent delivery system for positioning a stent in a vessel having a defining vessel wall and comprising:
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A. an elongated stent including mesh means including a cylindrical mesh stent for expanding from a compact form to an expanded form to engage the vessel wall and a cured, dissolvable means that impregnates said mesh means for containing said mesh means in its compact state, B. delivery means for positioning said stent at a predetermined position in the vessel, and C. stent support means coaxial and coextensive with said stent means for affixing said stent means to said delivery means, said cured, dissolvable means being soluble in the vessel thereby to dissolve and free said mesh means for expansion into the vessel wall. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for making a stent assembly comprising the steps of:
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A. producing a cylindrical stent in a compact form, B. impregnating the stent a dissolvable substance in liquid form while the stent is in its compact form, and C. curing the dissolvable substance thereby to form a solid retaining structure for maintaining the stent in the compact form, the substance decomposing in the environment of a body. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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- 45. A tubular endoprothesis device for location in a vessel having a wall structure comprised of an open fabric of loosely interlocked loops of filament material, the device having a first relatively small diameter form for a low profile introduction into a body passageway, said interlocked loops being made from a self-expanding metallic alloy to permit radial self-expansion thereof in a vessel and dissolvable impregnating means impregnating said loops for restraining the wall structure in its small diameter form.
- 47. A tubular endoprothesis for placement in a lumen defined by a wall body, said endoprothesis comprising a wall structure of loosely interlocked knitted loops of metal filament, said wall structure being radially compactible to a small radial size without deformation to produce an internal self-restoring force for introduction lengthwise into the lumen, said wall structure, when free, being radially self-expanding to tubular form to engage the wall of the lumen and a dissolvable polymer for impregnating said wall structure to contain said endoprothesis in its compacted configuration.
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51. A placement system for an endoprothesis in a lumen defined by a wall of a body comprising:
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A. an endoprothesis having tubular wall means of loosely interlocked knitted loops of metal filament, said wall being radially compactible to a small radial size without plastic deformation of the filament to produce an internal self-restoring force, and to facilitate the lengthwise introduction of said endoprothesis into the lumen, said wall means, when free, being radially self-expandable to tubular form to engage the wall of said lumen, B. means for placing said endoprothesis in the lumen, and C. dissolvable restraint means impregnating said knitted loops for maintaining said endoprothesis in its compacted form and for freeing said endoprothesis for self-expansion into engagement with the wall of the lumen at the site of placement within the body. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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