Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the same

A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends.

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Main Authors Bedard, Louis, Lilburn, Steve, Zupkofska, Michael E, Norton, Paul K, Harding, Glenn
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.12.2023
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
BRAID
BRAIDING
BRAIDING MACHINES
BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET ORCARBONISED LACE
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
KNITTING
LACE
LACE-MAKING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
NON-WOVEN FABRICS
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TEXTILES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
TRIMMINGS
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Summary:A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318158821