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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
May. 13, 2002
Yung-ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher Feezor, Mountain View, CA (US);
Deborah Kilpatrick, Los Altos, CA (US);
Santosh Prabhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher Feezor, Mountain View, CA (US);
Deborah Kilpatrick, Los Altos, CA (US);
Santosh Prabhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An intravascular stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, is designed to treat a lesion with vulnerable plaque by reducing the fibrous cap stresses. A polymeric sleeve having first and second ends interconnects a first metallic stent and a second metallic stent. The first end is bonded to a distal end region of the first stent and the second end to a proximal end region of the second stent. The polymeric sleeve can be loaded with a therapeutic drug or agent to further control local thrombosis and/or induce healing if the plaque fibrous cap ruptures during or after implantation. Methods of making an intravascular stent assembly for the treatment of vulnerable plaque are also provided.