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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:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Burns P. Doran, Albertville, MN (US);
Graig L. Kveen, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Timothy J. Ley, Shoreview, MN (US);
Inventors:
Burns P. Doran, Albertville, MN (US);
Graig L. Kveen, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Timothy J. Ley, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stent comprises at least one band of interconnected cells selected from the group consisting of S-shaped cells and mirror image S-shaped cells. Each cell has a top end and a bottom end. The top end of each cell is attached to the bottom end of an adjacent cell in the band. Adjacent bands may abut one another or may be joined by connecting members.