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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Tiffany Ethridge, Lubbock, TX (US);
Zeke Eller, Plano, TX (US);
Bryan K. Elwood, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/88 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
Stents as described herein can comprise a tubular body in which a midbody extends to a first end and also extends to an opposing second end, where the midbody includes a thread arranged helically along at least a portion of its length. The thread can exhibit various shapes and dimensions selected to enhance particular aspects of performance when the stent placed in an anatomical structure of a patient.