SCHMID, ERIC V.,NGUYEN, JOHN D.,PADILLA, ORLANDO,MORRIS, ANDREW,MOORE, DANIEL,JACKSON, THOMAS R.
申请号：
CA2615708
公开号：
CA2615708C
申请日:
2006.07.28
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
The invention relates generally to expandable medical implants for maintainingsupport of a body lumen and, in particular, to an axially nested,diametrically expandable, slide and lock vascular device for enlarging anoccluded portion of a vessel. The axially nested vascular device desirablyachieves both competitive crossing profiles while maintaining other keyfeatures, such as, for example, radial strength and luminal patency. Thecollapsed profile can also be made very thin without compromising radialstrength. Thus, the vascular device can advantageously be deployed in smalland difficult to reach areas or vessels. The axial nesting substantiallyeliminates radial overlap between mating structural elements thereby desirablyallowing for a low, uniform profile.
