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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Walsh, Wellesly, MA (US);
Gary Trendel, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/885 (2013.01); A61F 2002/041 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01); A61F 2002/821 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0029 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an endoluminal device for implantation in a body lumen, such as a pancreatic duct. The device is provided with a distal end region having greater flexibility than that of a medial region of the device.