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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Jacques Seguin, Windsor, GB;
Jean-claude Laborde, Vieille-Toulouse, FR;
Inventors:
Jacques Seguin, Windsor, GB;
Jean-Claude Laborde, Vieille-Toulouse, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for treating an area of bifurcation where a principal body conduit separates into at least two secondary conduits comprises a radially expandable first stent body. The first stent body has a substantially conical shape and a first end having a greater diameter than a second end when fully expanded. The first stent body is preferably shaped to be independent of any other stent bodies, and is free of any means for connecting to any other stent bodies when fully expanded.