摘要 |
<p>The present application relates to an intraluminal thin film medical device (100) particularly well suited for occlusion of an aneurysm, vessel side branch or dissection of a body lumen or duct, such as an artery or vein. The medical device has a thin film tube (101) capable of being longitudinally stretched by the application of mechanical energy to achieve a smaller circumferential profile, and self-expand to the pre-stretched length and diameter upon release of the mechanical energy. To assist the thin film during expansion a plurality of slots (102) are incised in the tube wall. The slots open and assist the thin film tube to longitudinally stretch, and substantially close when the thin film tube self-expands to the pre-stretched length and diameter.</p> |