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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:
Aug. 15, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lixiao Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Martin R Willard, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Thomas T Tran, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Roger Hastings, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dale F Schmaltz, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas J Holman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Lifesystems Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606198 ; 606200 ; 604104 ;
Abstract
Apparatus including a spiral coil body as a stent for temporarily supporting a body vessel internally, the spiral coil body being adjustable in diameter by relative rotation of at least one of the ends of the body from a proximal location.