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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philip N Sawyer, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Interface Biomedical Laboratories, Corp., Brooklyn, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606198 ; 600 36 ; 623-1 ; 623 12 ; 623901 ;
Abstract
An anti-turbulent, anti-thrombogenic intravascular stent of a helically shaped titanium or aluminum strip having an airfoil on internal surfaces thereof for increasing blood flow through the stent without creating areas of stagnant or turbulent flow therein. Also, a method for cleaning the stent for optimum performance in the intended application, and the stents which are cleaned by the process, and novel devices for introducing the stents of the invention into the body of a patient.