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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:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carol A Ryan, Lowell, MA (US);
Gary L Boseck, Boxford, MA (US);
Michael F Weiser, Groton, MA (US);
Samuel J Santosuosso, Stoneham, MA (US);
Stanley B Levy, Wilmington, DE (US);
Gary L Loomis, Morris Township, NJ (US);
George J Ostapchenko, Wilmington, DE (US);
Mark E Wagman, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic AVE, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 12 ; 623-1 ; 604265 ; 606198 ;
Abstract
Endovascular stents capable of being cut from a flat piece of material are described. The endovascular stents may be bioabsorbable, multilayered and may have structural configurations allowing them to maintain low profiles in vivo. Methods of manufacturing endovascular stents and methods of using endovascular stents are also described.