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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2023
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Robert Slazas, Pinecrest, FL (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An implantable stent forming a tubular scaffolding including a plurality of individual struts arranged in a pattern defining open spaces. The tubular scaffolding with a lumen defined therethrough having a lumen facing surface facing radially inward toward the lumen and an opposite tissue facing surface facing radially outward away from the lumen. Each individual strut has a longitudinal axis and a lateral cross-section with opposing sides extending between the lumen facing surface and the tissue facing surface. Furthermore, at least one structural extension member associated with one of the individual struts, wherein the structural extension member extends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis outward from one of the opposing sides of the associated individual strut and the structural extension member has a plurality of growth promoting structural elements.