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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Michael P. Meyer, Richfield, MN (US);
Daniel Gregorich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Shawn Sorenson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Richard C. Tooley, Crystal, MN (US);
Michael P. Meyer, Richfield, MN (US);
Daniel Gregorich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Shawn Sorenson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Richard C. Tooley, Crystal, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A stent may comprise a plurality of serpentine bands connected by connector struts. The stent may further comprise a side branch cell having a plurality of outwardly deployable petals. Each serpentine band may have an approximate longitudinal axis. A portion of the serpentine bands may be flared in the unexpanded state, wherein a portion of the axis of each flared band is oriented helically about a portion of the stent. The bands may reorient during stent expansion, whereafter the axis of each band is oriented in a circumferential direction.