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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2007
Applicant:
Patrick Sabaria, Saint Nom la Breteche, FR;
Inventor:
Patrick Sabaria, Saint Nom la Breteche, FR;
Assignee:
Arterial Remodeling Technologies, S.A., Noisy le Roi, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/08 (2006.01); G01N 23/00 (2006.01); H01J 27/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01); B65D 81/24 (2006.01); B65D 73/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
It has been determined that gamma sterilization of biodegradable polymer stents does not cause significant polymer cross-linking and collapse. Using sufficient spacing can lead to stents that display little if any detrimental effects from the procedure. In certain embodiments, using structures in the general region of about 100 micron spacing between the struts leads to highly functional stents that do not fuse. Further, the resulting stent has radially homogenous mechanical properties. Therefore, the stent has a uniform expansion within the lumen.