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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Diem Uyen Ta, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2002/825 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91508 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91516 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91541 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91558 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0032 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0035 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0037 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. In one aspect, the stent includes a butterfly pattern to which connecting links are attached. In another aspect, the stent embodies a non-directional structure.