Abstract: A radially-expandable stent for insertion into a lumen is described. The stent is composed of a radially-expandable support stent and a polymer tubular member co-axially disposed over the support stent. Tubular end sleeves are disposed around the first and second ends of the polymer-surrounded support stent to secure the tubular member and to provide other improvements.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 16, 1998
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2001
Assignee:
Quanam Medical Corporation
Inventors:
Linh Dinh, Beren Correa, Paul Cherkas, Angelica Alvarado, Irina D. Pomerantseva, Sudha Thakur, Robert Eury, Michael Froix