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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. 05, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Deborra Sanders Millare, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Z-H Wu, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A glycocalyx-like material is applied to a stent in order to mimic the outer surface of the cells lining arteries and veins to prevent thrombogenesis. The glycocalyx material is applied over a base layer of a fluorocarbon that is applied directly to the stent surfaces.