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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2019
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Imec Vzw, Leuven, BE;
Rik Verplancke, De Pinte, BE;
Jan Vanfleteren, Gentbrugge, BE;
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
IMEC VZW, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for integrating an electronic circuit in or on a medical stent. The method comprises obtaining () a deformable medical stent () in a substantially planar shape, in which the deformable medical stent is adapted for being deployed in a substantially cylindrical shape in the body. The method also comprises attaching () a deformable electronic circuit () onto the deformable medical stent in the planar shape thereby forming a deformable hybrid structure. The method also comprises shaping () said hybrid structure into the cylindrical shape.