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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brent A. Mayle, Spencer, IN (US);
Ram H. Paul, Jr., Bloomington, IN (US);
James C. Merk, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Gary Neff, Blomington, IN (US);
Dean R. Puckett, Bloomfield, IN (US);
Austin Neidigh, Bloomfield, IN (US);
Thomas Mindel, Bloomington, IN (US);
Michelle Reynolds, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9155 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a hybrid stent having a balloon-expandable portion joined to a self-expanding portion. The hybrid stent is capable of withstanding the forces applied by delivery. Delivery systems for deploying a hybrid stent are described, as are methods of using such delivery systems.