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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Daniel Gregorich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Soo-young Yoon, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael P. Meyer, Richfield, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Gregorich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Soo-Young Yoon, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael P. Meyer, Richfield, 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 stent may comprise a plurality of serpentine bands, wherein adjacent serpentine bands are connected by at least one connector strut. A serpentine band may comprise alternating straight struts and s-shaped struts. Connector struts may comprise first connector struts and second connector struts, wherein the first connector struts are nonparallel to the second connector struts.