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2013-238 Bidirectional Hyperelastic Covers for Woven Stents

SUMMARYUCLA researchers led by Gregory Carman in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering have developed a novel hyperelastic thin film nitinol (HE-TFN) that can be used to cover medical stents.BACKGROUNDMedical stents are commonly used to repair or support damaged sections of blood vessels, to treat atherosclerotic disease and aneurysms....

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Gregory Carman, Daniel Levi, Mohanchandra Panduranga, Fernando Vinuela, Abdon Sepulveda

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Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools

2008-007 Surface Modification of Endovascular Devices

Surface Modification of Endovascular DevicesSUMMARYInvestigators at UCLA have discovered a technique to make a metal surface superhydrophilic, which could reduce the friction of any interventional metal devices during their deliveries. The treatment of NiTi or CoCr stent with a type of light causes the metal device to become hydrophilic, also increasing...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Takahiro Ogawa, Satoshi Tateshima, Fernando Vinuela

Keywords(s): Endoscopes, General Device Coatings

Category(s): Medical Devices > Coatings, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Endoscopy

2009-668 DUAL ROTATIONAL STENT

Dual Rotational StentSUMMARYUCLA inventors developed a new stent device, a dual rotational stent, for an endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms. The new compound stent device contains an adjustable and variable strut density pattern which is not available on current commercial stents.BACKGROUNDStents are small metal coils used to open up the clogged...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Dieter Enzmann, Fernando Vinuela, Ichiro Yuki, Issei Kan

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Category(s): Medical Devices, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology