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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
Dustin Thompson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Paul Adler, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Maria Arreguin, Windsor, CA (US);
Kevin Mauch, Windsor, CA (US);
Christopher Storment, Sonoma, CA (US);
Lance Ensign, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Stephen Zimmerman, Healdsburg, CA (US);
Dustin Thompson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Paul Adler, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Maria Arreguin, Windsor, CA (US);
Kevin Mauch, Windsor, CA (US);
Christopher Storment, Sonoma, CA (US);
Lance Ensign, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Stephen Zimmerman, Healdsburg, CA (US);
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
A stent includes a wave form that includes a cable including a plurality of strands. The wave form has a plurality of struts and a plurality of crowns, with each crown connecting two adjacent struts. The wave form is wrapped around a longitudinal axis at a pitch to define a plurality of helical turns. The stent includes a filler located within the cable. The filler includes a therapeutic substance.