WO2000071057A1 - Stent-graft with increased flexibility - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/04—Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi or bile ducts
- A61F2/06—Blood vessels
- A61F2/07—Stent-grafts
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/82—Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/86—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
- A61F2/88—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure the wire-like elements formed as helical or spiral coils
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/82—Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/86—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
- A61F2/89—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure the wire-like elements comprising two or more adjacent rings flexibly connected by separate members
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/04—Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi or bile ducts
- A61F2/06—Blood vessels
- A61F2/07—Stent-grafts
- A61F2002/072—Encapsulated stents, e.g. wire or whole stent embedded in lining
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- the present invention relates generally to an implantable prosthesis used to repair or
- the present invention relates to an endoluminal
- prosthesis including a stent and ePTFE graft composite device offering increased compliance and flexibility.
- An endoluminal prosthesis is a medical device commonly known to be used in the
- An endoluminal prosthesis is typically used to repair,
- An artery or vein may be diseased in a
- the prosthesis may therefore be used to prevent or treat a wide range of different ways.
- the prosthesis may therefore be used to prevent or treat a wide range of different ways.
- the prosthesis may therefore be used to prevent or treat a wide range of different ways.
- a stent is a generally longitudinal tubular device formed of biocompatible
- stents are materials which is useful to open and support various lumens in the body.
- stents are materials which is useful to open and support various lumens in the body.
- stents are materials which is useful to open and support various lumens in the body.
- vascular system may be used in the vascular system, urogenital tract and bile duct, as well as in a variety of
- Endovascular stents have become widely used for the
- Stents are generally open ended and are radially expandable between a generally
- Stents are often flexible in configuration, which allows
- the stent prefferably inserted through and conform to tortuous pathways in the blood vessel.
- the stent prefferably inserted through and conform to tortuous pathways in the blood vessel.
- a graft is another type of endoluminal prosthesis which is used to repair and replace
- a stent provides structural support to hold a damaged vessel
- a graft provides an artificial lumen through which blood may flow.
- Grafts are tubular
- non-textile material particularly suitable for use as an implantable
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- the grafts are manufactured
- ePTFE expanded PTFE
- the device is specifically designed to
- ePTFE may also be used as graft material in stent/graft
- Patent No. 5,700,285 issued to Myers, et al. Myers discloses a tubular intraluminal graft in
- tubular diametrically adjustable stent having an interior and exterior tubular
- the tubular covering surrounds the
- Stents are effectively used in combination with grafts as the composite endoluminal
- prosthesis allows blood flow through the vessel created by the graft, while the stent maintains
- ePTFE which is not as compliant or flexible as textile materials.
- a stent covered with a graft providing increased longitudinal flexibility.
- the present invention provides
- a composite stent-graft tubular prosthesis including an inner PTFE tubular structure, and an outer PTFE tubular structure positioned about the inner PTFE tubular structure.
- diametrically deformable stent is interposed between the inner and outer PTFE tubular
- the interposed stent is formed from an elongate wire helically wound with a
- the present invention may further embody a composite stent-graft tubular prosthesis
- the stent being formed of an elongate helically wound
- wire includes a plurality of transverse generally wave-like undulations there along defining
- the tubular prosthesis further includes a second PTFE
- the second PTFE tubular structure includes a
- a method of making a stent-graft luminal prosthesis of the present invention is also
- the method provides for the formation of a first PTFE tubular structure.
- a stent is
- the stent having a tubular configuration
- a second PTFE tubular structure is then formed over said stent, with said second PTFE tubular structure exposing selective ones of said upper
- Figure 1 is a perspective showing, partially in section of a portion of an endoluminal
- Figure 2 shows a longitudinal cross-section of the endoluminal prosthesis of Figure 1
- Figure 3 shows a longitudinal cross-section of the endoluminal prosthesis of Figure 1
- Figure 4 shows an enlarged cross-section of a portion of the flexed prosthesis of the
- Figure 5 is a perspective of a further embodiment of the endoluminal prosthesis of the
- Figure 6 is a perspective of a stent which may be used in the endoluminal prosthesis
- a stent/graft prosthesis 10 of the present invention is shown in Figure 1.
- prosthesis includes a stent 2, an inner tubular layer 4, and an outer tubular layer 6.
- the stent is a stent 2, an inner tubular layer 4, and an outer tubular layer 6.
- the stent in the present invention is formed from an elongate wire 12 which is
- a stent 2 is of the type which is particularly
- the stent 2 is an
- expandable tubular member which may be either of the balloon-expanded or self-expanded
- Stents of this type are typically introduced intraluminally into the body, and expanded
- the elongate helically wound wire 12 forming stent 2 defines
- the wire 12 is wound
- Layers 4 and 6 are formed of extruded
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- PTFE is particularly suitable for vascular applications as it exhibits low
- Tubes of extruded PTFE may also be expanded to form ePTFE tubes.
- PTFE may be extruded as a tube or may be extruded as a sheet or film, and
- tubular stent is covered either internally and/or externally with
- the present invention is intended to create a stent-graft endoluminal
- outer PTFE In order to increase longitudinal flexibility of stent-graft prosthesis 10, outer PTFE
- tubular layer 6 is constructed so that it exposes exteriorly the upper wave-like peaks 14, and
- the outer tubular layer 6 may be found to have a plurality of apertures 18. These apertures 18 expose the aligned
- the inner layer 4 remains continuous particularly underlying
- apertures 18 so as to maintain a solid tube which functions as a graft.
- peaks may be exposed exteriorly of the endoluminal prosthesis.
- the apertures 18 which expose the peaks may be formed into a variety of shapes. As
- the apertures 18 are formed as circular holes through which
- the stent/graft composite device of the present invention is constructed by initially
- tubular layer 4 maybe formed
- Stent 2 has a tubular configuration
- each of said turns including
- the wound wire is formed such that peaks 14
- the stent/graft prosthesis includes
- the inner PTFE tubular layer 4 may be bonded to the
- the stent may be adhered to the
- a cutting tool (not shown) may
- the cutting tool may be used to cut apertures in the outer tubular layer 6 so
- Some cutting tools which may be used include a razor
- the prosthesis may be sintered prior to exposing the stent peaks, or after
- the increased longitudinal flexibility and compliance of the prosthesis may be clearly seen
- the endoluminal prosthesis reduces any movement restriction as between peaks 14 and 16, as the juxtaposed peaks of the stent are exposed
- Figure 4 shows such a longitudinal flexion in the
- the exposed peaks have a tendency to project
- Prosthesis 10' is substantially similar to stent/graft prosthesis 10 of Figure 1, having a stent 2',
- the stent peaks 14 and 16 may be
- the peaks 14' may be exposed by accessing the stent
- a cutting tool (not shown) may be used to cut slits 22' in the
- This embodiment provides flexibility in a similar manner because the stent peaks are similarly exposed and the
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JP2000619370A JP4739533B2 (en) | 1999-05-20 | 2000-05-18 | Increased flexibility stent-graft |
CA002370804A CA2370804C (en) | 1999-05-20 | 2000-05-18 | Stent-graft with increased flexibility |
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