Patent ID: 9050205
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method, of treating an aneurysm in a vessel of a patient, comprising: expanding, in a vessel having an aneurysm, at least a portion of a stent, such that a first portion of the stent extends within the vessel along an opening of the aneurysm and a second portion of the stent, distal to the first portion, expands against a vessel wall distal to the aneurysm; applying a first force to the first portion, whereby the first portion transitions from a first porosity to a second porosity, less than the first porosity, while (i) the first portion maintains a substantially similar cross-sectional dimension and (ii) movement of the second portion of the stent is impeded by a frictional force applied by the second portion against the vessel wall.