Selectively expandable and releasable stent
First Claim
1. A stent comprising:
- a selectably and variably expandable stent assembly including;
first and second mutually axially displaceable elongate elements, each having first and second elongate edges and a plurality of loops each joined at an end thereof to an edge of said first elongate element and at an opposite end thereof to an edge of said second elongate element,said plurality of loops including at least one pair of mutually crossing loops including;
a first loop joined at a right end thereof directly to a first edge of of said first elongate element and at a left end thereof directly to a second edge of said second elongate element; and
a second loop joined at a right end thereof directly to a first edge of said second elongate element and at a left end thereof directly to a second edge of said first elongate element.
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Abstract
A stent including a plurality of loops, each of the loops includes an arcuately formed wire with a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to an inner elongate member and the second end being attached to an outer elongate member, the inner and the outer elongate members being arranged to slide with respect to each other along a common longitudinal axis, wherein sliding of the inner and the outer elongate members with respect to each other changes a cross-sectional area of each of the loops, characterized in that the inner and outer elongate members are attached to inner and outer coupler tubes, and are selectively releasable from the inner and outer coupler tubes, the inner coupler tube being nested inside the outer coupler tube.
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18 Claims
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1. A stent comprising:
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a selectably and variably expandable stent assembly including; first and second mutually axially displaceable elongate elements, each having first and second elongate edges and a plurality of loops each joined at an end thereof to an edge of said first elongate element and at an opposite end thereof to an edge of said second elongate element, said plurality of loops including at least one pair of mutually crossing loops including; a first loop joined at a right end thereof directly to a first edge of of said first elongate element and at a left end thereof directly to a second edge of said second elongate element; and a second loop joined at a right end thereof directly to a first edge of said second elongate element and at a left end thereof directly to a second edge of said first elongate element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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