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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Microvention, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ponaka Pung, Signal Hill, CA (US);
Helen Nguyen, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
MicroVention, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/013 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2002/828 (2013.01); A61F 2/88 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0015 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method, apparatus, and kit for assisting the expansion of a self-expanding stent, especially within highly curved or tortuous blood vessels. An elongated pusher having an expandable distal mesh portion can be positioned within a self-expanding stent, expanding during delivery to provide extra expansion force to the stent to ensure the stent properly expands.