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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
Applicant:
James A. Fleming, Iii, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Inventor:
James A. Fleming, III, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A biodegradable intralumenal device that is capable of drug delivery. The device has circular hoops connected by one or more flexible links defining a substantially cylindrical configuration capable of having a closed configuration and an open configuration. Each hoop mateably connects with or interlocks with an adjacent hoop in the open configuration in order to retain this configuration subsequent to delivery of the device.