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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2002
Scott J. Wolf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Greg R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Todd A. Hall, Goshen, KY (US);
David Y. Phelps, Louisville, KY (US);
Peter J. Wilk, New York, NY (US);
Nancy Briefs, Nashua, NH (US);
William Santamore, Medford, NJ (US);
Daniel Burkhoff, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Simon Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Stephen Evans, Westford, MA (US);
Roger D. Kamm, Weston, MA (US);
Richard Renati, San Jose, CA (US);
Gerald Melsky, Lexington, MA (US);
Eun BO Shim, Kyungbuk, KR;
Scott J. Wolf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Greg R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Todd A. Hall, Goshen, KY (US);
David Y. Phelps, Louisville, KY (US);
Peter J. Wilk, New York, NY (US);
Nancy Briefs, Nashua, NH (US);
William Santamore, Medford, NJ (US);
Daniel Burkhoff, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Simon Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Stephen Evans, Westford, MA (US);
Roger D. Kamm, Weston, MA (US);
Richard Renati, San Jose, CA (US);
Gerald Melsky, Lexington, MA (US);
Eun Bo Shim, Kyungbuk, KR;
Percardia, Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
A stent suitable for implantation in myocardial tissue to enhance perfusion therein may include a tubular member having first and second ends and a lumen. The first end of the stent may be configured to pierce myocardial tissue and the lumen may be configured to be placed in flow communication with a coronary vessel. The stent may further include a means for retaining the tubular member within the myocardial tissue. A method for implanting the stent may include positioning the first end of the stent at a desired implantation site and applying force to the second end of the stent to implant the stent within the myocardial tissue. The method may further include engaging the means for retaining with the myocardial tissue to retain the stent in position.