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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. 16, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
William M. Colone, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Impra, Inc., a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ; A61M 2/900 ; B32B 2/732 ; C08F 1/418 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ; A61M 2/900 ; B32B 2/732 ; C08F 1/418 ;
Abstract
Extruded, stretched, sintered tubular PTFE materials are produced which are suited for use in the medical field as liners and covers for expandable stents. The PTFE materials have an unusually low REC (Radial Expansion Coefficient) and RER (Radial Expansion Ratio).