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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
An esophageal stent may include an expandable framework having a first end, a second end, and a central longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, the expandable framework being configured to expand from a radially collapsed configuration to a radially expanded configuration, and a polymeric outer sleeve disposed radially outward of and spaced apart from a body region of the expandable framework. The expandable framework may include a plurality of anti-migration supports extending radially outward from the body region of the expandable framework toward the polymeric outer sleeve.