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US 10,342,557 · App. 15/512,718 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Intravascular device for removing thrombosis and recovering blood flow

Inventors: Sung-Won Youn (Daegu, KR); Young-Cheol Lee (Busan, KR)
Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
A61B17/221A61F2/01A61B2017/2215A61F2002/016
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Patent No.
US 10,342,557
App. No.
15/512,718
Filed
Mar 20, 2017
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3771
USPC
623/1.15
Abstract

Disclosed herein is an intravascular device for removing thrombosis and recovering a blood flow, wherein the attachment of thrombosis can be facilitated since a plurality of minute protrusions are formed on the surface of the stent structure. The present inventive concept is able to significantly minimize any separation of the thrombosis when the device for removing thrombosis and recovering a blood flow is transferred to the outside of a human body in such a way that a plurality of minute protrusions are formed on the surface of the stent structure, and the attachment of the thrombosis to the stent can be facilitated.

Claims (21)

1. A stent for removing thrombosis and recovering a blood flow, comprising:

a body, the body having a mesh cylinder shape;

a plurality of protrusions which are formed on an inner surface of the body, and

a plurality of minute protrusions formed on a surface of the body,

wherein each of the plurality of minute protrusions includes a cylindrical core part, a plurality of pillar parts connected to the core part, and a plurality of mushroom shaped front end parts connected by the plurality of pillar parts to the cylindrical core part,

wherein each of the plurality of mushroom shaped front end parts includes a circular tipped part and a sharp lateral part,

wherein the plurality of pillar parts have a groove-shaped space disposed between the plurality of pillar parts to accommodate the thrombosis,

wherein the plurality of minute protrusions include a plurality of first minute protrusions and a plurality of second minute protrusions, a length of the plurality of pillar parts in the plurality of first minute protrusions being a longer than a length of the plurality of pillar parts in the plurality of second minute protrusions, and

wherein the plurality of mushroom shaped front end parts of the first minute protrusion overlap the plurality of mushroom shaped front end parts of the second minute protrusion in a plan view.

2. The stent of claim 1 , where in the plurality of protrusions extend toward a center of the stent from the body.

3. The stent of claim 2 , where each of the plurality of minute protrusions has a diameter of about 0.01 mm.

4. The stent of claim 3 , wherein the circular tipped part minimizes damage to a blood vessel wall,

wherein the minute projects are capable of moving the thrombosis downward to reach the sharp lateral part of the plurality of minute protrusions with the aid of the pressing of the circular tipped part, the sharp lateral part being configured to wrap and fix the thrombosis, thus enhancing the efficiency of the collection of the thrombosis, and

wherein the circular tipped part or the lateral part of the plurality of minute protrusions is capable of contacting the thrombosis as the stent expands and transferring the thrombosis to the groove-shaped space through the sharp lateral part.

5. The stent of claim 1 , wherein the protrusions extend obliquely toward a direction where the stent is withdrawn from a blood vessel.

6. The stent of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of minute protrusions overlap each other to form a multilayer structure.

7. The stent of claim 6 , where each of the plurality of minute protrusions has a diameter of about 0.01 mm.

8. The stent of claim 7 , wherein the circular tipped part minimizes damage to a blood vessel wall,

wherein the minute projects are capable of moving the thrombosis downward to reach the sharp lateral part of the plurality of minute protrusions with the aid of the pressing of the circular tipped part, the sharp lateral part being configured to wrap and fix the thrombosis, thus enhancing the efficiency of the collection of the thrombosis, and

wherein the circular tipped part or the lateral part of the plurality of minute protrusions is capable of contacting the thrombosis as the stent expands and transferring the thrombosis to the groove-shaped space through the sharp lateral part.

9. The stent of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first minute protrusions and the plurality of second minute protrusions are alternatingly disposed.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2019
From: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
To: CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF DAEGU INDUSTRY ACADEMIC CORPORATION FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 050935/0798 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2019
From: LEE, YOUNG-CHEOL
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 048163/0008 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0126582 · Sep 23, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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