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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
C.r. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Aseem Singh, Tempe, AZ (US);
C.R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is a system including, in some embodiments, a stent and a catheter. The stent includes a number of filaments arranged to form a tubular body of the stent, a number of microcells forming each filament of the number of filaments, and a port in an end portion of the stent. Each microcell includes a moveable microsurface. The port of the stent may be configured to accept power and control signals for moving the microsurfaces. The catheter may include a cable configured to connect with the port of the stent and provide the power and the control signals for moving the microsurfaces. Moving the microsurfaces may include matching a shape of an anatomical vessel to maintain patency thereof while mitigating stress on the anatomical vessel.