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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Scott R. Smith, Chaska, MN (US);
Douglas P. Killion, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Scott R. Smith, Chaska, MN (US);
Douglas P. Killion, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radially expandable segmented stent, the stent including annular metallic stent segments and connectors interconnecting each segment, the interconnectors are formed from a biodegradable polymer material.