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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Ernest Lane, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Chicago, IL (US);
Federico Guiterrez, Pacifica, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Ernest Lane, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Chicago, IL (US);
Federico Guiterrez, Pacifica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A biologically implantable prosthesis is disclosed. The prosthesis can have a circumferentially expandable wall and elements that prevent the wall from collapsing once the wall is expanded. Methods of making and using the prosthesis are also disclosed.