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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61L 31/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/844 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/844 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61L 31/18 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0096 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable sent comprises a radiopaque marker that provides a structural connection between two parts made of a polymer substrate material. The two parts can be one bending element of one radially expandable ring and another bending element of an adjacent expandable ring. The two parts can be two bending elements of the same radially expandable ring. The radiopaque marker can be in the form of an entire radially expandable ring.