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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Drug-filled stents with filaments for increased lumen surface area and method of manufacture thereof
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Ryan Bienvenu, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Justin Peterson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Stefan Tunev, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Michael Harms, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
A stent including a hollow wire formed into a stent pattern. The hollow wire includes an outer member having an outer surface and an inner surface, a lumen extending longitudinally within the hollow wire, at least one opening extending from the outer surface of the outer member to the lumen, and a plurality of filaments extending longitudinally within the lumen. The plurality of filaments increases the amount of surface area available for tissue in-growth within the lumen. Each filament of the plurality of filaments is spaced from adjacent filaments of the plurality of filaments, and the spacing between adjacent filaments of the plurality of filaments is configured to permit tissue in-growth between the adjacent filaments.