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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. 18, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chicheng Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Endovascular Technologies, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 ;
Abstract
The present invention includes a stent. The stent comprises a structural support and a polymeric film or sheet or tube that overlays the structural support. The stent also includes a tacky portion that adheres the polymeric film or sheet or tube to the structural support. The tacky portion comprises sugar or starch or polyvinylalcohol or degradation products of these materials.