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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Biotronik Ag, Buelach, CH;
Inventors:
Fabian Risch, Doerflingen, CH;
Tobias Schäfer, Blumberg-Fuetzen, DE;
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK AG, Buelach, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61F 2/844 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61F 2/844 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22051 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0089 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balloon catheter-stent device includes a balloon catheter has a catheter tube and a radially expandable balloon. A stent surrounds the balloon. The stent can be radially expanded in its radial extent by the balloon. The stent includes at least one folding protrusion, which unfolds with radial expansion and axial shortening of the stent to form an outer stent protrusion.