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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Samuel Robaina, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Cory Hitzman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kim Robertson, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Liza Davis, St. Michael, MN (US);
Jason T. Lenz, Maplewood, MN (US);
Samuel Robaina, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Cory Hitzman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kim Robertson, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Liza Davis, St. Michael, MN (US);
Jason T. Lenz, Maplewood, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A stent for delivering therapeutic agents to a body lumen includes a plurality of circumferential serpentine bands with each band comprising a plurality of struts. At least one strut has at least one first well region and at least one second well region. The at least one first well region has a first thickness, the at least one second well region has a second thickness, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness. Each well region defines a well having a depth. At least some of the wells contain a therapeutic agent.