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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Masayuki Iwasaka, Tama, JP;
Hitoshi Ishikawa, Hachoji, JP;
Seiko Yunoki, Fussa, JP;
Jun Iwami, Fujinomiya, JP;
Makoto Takahashi, Fujinomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Iwasaka, Tama, JP;
Hitoshi Ishikawa, Hachoji, JP;
Seiko Yunoki, Fussa, JP;
Jun Iwami, Fujinomiya, JP;
Makoto Takahashi, Fujinomiya, JP;
Assignees:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stent for dilating an internal lumen includes tubular segments that are arranged side by side in its axial direction. Each of segments expands and contracts in the diametrical direction of the stent, and its axial length is shorter than its expanded-state radius.