Stent Delivery System with Observation Device and Processors

ChangeBridge: Patent Apps - Prosthetics (A61F)

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application by Olympus Corporation for a stent delivery system. The system incorporates an observation device and processors to acquire images and identify stent placement candidates.

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This document is a publication of a new patent application (US20260083578A1) filed by Olympus Corporation. The application describes a stent delivery system that includes an observation device and processors configured to acquire images of a stenosis and determine appropriate stent candidates for placement. The filing date was December 4, 2025.

This is a patent application, not a regulatory rule or guidance. It does not impose any new compliance obligations on regulated entities. Companies in the medical device sector involved in stent technology may find this patent application of interest for competitive intelligence or potential licensing opportunities.

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STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD

Application US20260083578A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventors

Yuji SAKAMOTO, Genri INAGAKI, Nao INOUE, Shohei HEMMI, Kenji MURAKAMI

Abstract

A stent delivery system includes: a stent delivery device configured to carry a stent to a stenosis and indwell the stent, an observation device configured to observe the stenosis, and one or more processors comprising hardware, the one or more processors being configured to: acquire an observation image from the observation device, and determine at least one stent candidate to be placed in the stenosis based on the observation image.