US Patent Application 18446903. ANTI-MIGRATION STENT simplified abstract
Contents
ANTI-MIGRATION STENT
Organization Name
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Inventor(s)
GARY Gilmartin of Foxford (IE)
ANTI-MIGRATION STENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18446903 titled 'ANTI-MIGRATION STENT
Simplified Explanation
- The abstract describes an illustrative stent, which is a medical device used to support and open up blocked or narrowed blood vessels. - The stent is made up of an elongated tubular member that can be collapsed or expanded. - The tubular member has a wall made of struts or filaments, with cells extending through the thickness of the wall. - A coating is applied to the tubular member, covering the cells and creating pockets within them. - The coating extends inward of the tubular wall, creating a void. - Some of the pockets have a partition or wall that cuts through the void. - The purpose of this innovation is not explicitly stated in the abstract.
Original Abstract Submitted
An illustrative stent includes an elongated tubular member comprising at least one strut or filament forming a tubular wall having a plurality of cells extending through a thickness of the tubular wall. The elongated tubular member may be configured to move between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. A coating is disposed on the elongated tubular member and spanning the plurality of cells. The coating forms a pocket within at least some of the cells of the plurality of cells and extends radially inward of the tubular wall to define a void. In some instances, a partition or wall is positioned within at least some of the pockets and transects the void.
