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Stent for improved transluminal deployment

  • US 5,810,868 A
  • Filed: 12/07/1995
  • Issued: 09/22/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a stent having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between the first and second ends and having a first diameter that permits intraluminal delivery and a second expanded diameter wherein the stent supports a lumen of a body passageway, the improvement comprising:

  • a radiused or bulbous region disposed on the first end of the stent in a plane transverse to the stent;

    the radiused or bulbous portion increasing the profile of the stent in the region of the first end, to reduce the risk of injury to the lumen of the body passageway during introduction of the stent.

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