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Stent for endoscope

  • US 6,176,873 B1
  • Filed: 06/15/1998
  • Issued: 01/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stent comprising:

  • a mesh tube having a diameter that is contracted from an original size when axially extended, the diameter returning to the original size when not axially extended;

    a cap provided to a first axial end of said mesh tube, said cap bundling said first axial end of said mesh tube, said cap having a hole connecting an interior and an exteiror of said mesh tube; and

    a tail tube provided to a second axial end of said mesh tube so that said tail tube and said mesh tube form a continuous path, said tail tube bundling said second axial end of said mesh tube, said tail tube having a catch hole formed at a predetermined distance from said mesh tube.

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