发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for direct laser cutting of metal stents |
摘要 |
An improved expandable stent (10) for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, and an improved method for making it from a single length of tubing. The stent (10) consists of a plurality of radially expandable cut cylindrical elements (12) generally aligned on a common axis and interconnected by one or more interconnective elements (13), the elements (12) having a rectangular cross-section from cut-to-cut. The individual radially expandable cylindrical elements (12) are disposed in an undulating pattern. The stent (10) is manufactured by direct laser cutting from a single metal tube using a finely focused laser beam passing through a coaxial gas jet structure to impinge on the working surface of the tube as the linear and rotary velocity of the tube is precisely controlled. |
申请公布号 |
EP0714641(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.06.05 |
申请号 |
EP19950308554 |
申请日期 |
1995.11.28 |
申请人 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. |
发明人 |
SAUNDERS, RICHARD J. |
分类号 |
A61F2/84;A61F2/02;A61F2/06;A61F2/90;A61M29/00;B23K26/08;B23K26/14;B23K26/16;B23K26/18;G05B19/18 |
主分类号 |
A61F2/84 |
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