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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Balkrishna S. Jadhav, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
American Medical Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ; D01D 5/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ; D01D 5/12 ;
Abstract
A bio-compatible and bioresorbable stent is disclosed that is intended to restore or maintain patency following surgical procedures, traumatic injury or stricture formation. The stent is composed of a blend of at least two polymers that is either extruded as a monofilament then woven into a braid-like embodiment, or injection molded or extruded as a tube with fenestrations in the wall. Methods for manufacturing the stent are also disclosed.