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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Martyn G. Folan, Galway, IE;
Martin Hynes, Galway, IE;
Damien V. Nolan, Galway, IE;
Enda Connaughton, Galway, IE;
Matthew Montague, Galway, IE;
Thomas M. Keating, Galway, IE;
Michael Walsh, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/88 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8483 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular member may include at least one barb attached thereto. The barb may be configured to be tucked under a filament of the stent during delivery of the stent and protrude radially from the stent, when the stent is deployed.