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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yung-Ming Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Henjen Ho, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); B05D 1/02 (2006.01); B05B 13/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/08 (2006.01); B05B 12/18 (2018.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/08 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); B05B 12/18 (2018.02); B05B 13/0442 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2002/826 (2013.01); A61F 2002/828 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0071 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multiple stent structure including a plurality of stent bodies arranged end to end in which adjacent stent bodies of the structure are connected by a severable connecting portion disposed between the adjacent stent bodies is disclosed. A method of coating a plurality of stents including depositing a coating on the multiple stent structure and severing the severable connecting portions to disconnect the plurality of stent bodies is disclosed.