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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
May. 13, 2003
Charles L. Euteneuer, St. Michael, MN (US);
Phlayne M. Fraser, Eagan, MN (US);
Paul H Burmeister, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dean A. Peterson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew W. Buirge, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Susan M. Shoemaker, Elk River, MN (US);
Charles L. Euteneuer, St. Michael, MN (US);
Phlayne M. Fraser, Eagan, MN (US);
Paul H Burmeister, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dean A. Peterson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew W. Buirge, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Susan M. Shoemaker, Elk River, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A stent has a tubular body with end regions and a middle region. The tubular body has a plurality of openings in it, the number of openings greater in the middle region than in the end regions. The tubular members also comprise an inner component and an outer component, the outer component disposed about the inner component. The inner component comprises a woven braid.