| US 7,458,985 B2 | ||
| Spiral stent assembly | ||
| Frank Madda, 1585 N. Barrington Rd., Suite 601, Hoffman Estates, Ill. 60194 (US); and James Schuler, 5544 S. County Line Rd., Hinsdale, Ill. 60521 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 27, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/765,553. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/459850, filed on Apr. 02, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/442842, filed on Jan. 27, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0080481 A1, Apr. 14, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 2/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 623—1.15 | 12 Claims |
| 1. A stent assembly, comprising:
a spiral shaped elongate member having a first end and a second end, wherein the elongate member includes a plurality of spiraling
loops extending between the first end and the second end, the loops being spaceable so as not to touch each other;
a first contact attached adjacent the first end of the elongate member;
a second contact attached adjacent the second end of the elongate member, wherein the first and second contacts are coupled
to a power generator, the power generator arranged to allow a current to be passed from the first contact to the second contact,
and
a measuring device that measures current or voltage passing between the first and second contacts.
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