Luminal stent and device for inserting luminal stent
First Claim
1. A luminal stent formed from a single, continuous yarn of continuous bioabsorbable polymer fibers in a non-woven, non-knitted, and meandering state in a shape conforming to a tube.
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Abstract
A luminal stent inserted and fixed in a vessel, such as a blood vessel, so as to maintain the shape of the vessel, and a device for inserting and fixing the luminal stent, are disclosed. The luminal stent is formed of a yarn of bioabsorbable polymer fibers, which yarn is shaped in a non-woven non-knitted state in, for example, a meandering state, around the peripheral surface of an imaginary tubular member. The bioabsorbable polymer includes polylactic acid, polyglycol acid, polyglactin, polydioxanone, polyglyconate, polyglycol acid and a polylactic acid-ε-caprolactone copolymer. The device for inserting and fixing the luminal stent consists in a catheter having a balloon-forming portion in the vicinity of a distal end thereof and the luminal stent fitted on the balloon-forming portion and affixed to the balloon-forming portion by a bio-compatible material, such as an in vivo decomposable polymer, such as polylactic acid, water-soluble protein or fibrin sizing agent.
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11 Claims
- 1. A luminal stent formed from a single, continuous yarn of continuous bioabsorbable polymer fibers in a non-woven, non-knitted, and meandering state in a shape conforming to a tube.
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8. A device for applying a luminal stent comprising:
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a catheter having a balloon-forming portion at a distal end thereof; and a luminal stent formed from a single, continuous yarn of bioabsorbable polymer fibers in a non-woven, non-knitted and meandering state in a shape conforming to peripheral surface of a tube, said luminal stent being fitted over said balloon-forming portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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