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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2019
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Craig W. Irwin, Parks, AZ (US);
James D. Silverman, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Tyson J. Skelton, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device frame including an undulating frame element defining a series of peaks each defining a longitudinal splay angle, circumferential cant angle, or combinations thereof. In some examples, the series of peaks are non-overlapping when the frame is in an expanded configuration and overlap when the frame is in the collapsed configuration. The longitudinal splay angle and/or circumferential cant angle may remain relatively unchanged between the expanded and collapsed configurations (e.g., within about 15%).