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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
Daniel Gene Brown, Temecula, CA (US);
Hector Onello Torres, Temecula, CA (US);
Mark Harris, Temecula, CA (US);
Chris Andrews, Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Daniel Gene Brown, Temecula, CA (US);
Hector Onello Torres, Temecula, CA (US);
Mark Harris, Temecula, CA (US);
Chris Andrews, Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of stents having profiles that improve gripping of the stent on a stent delivery system are provided. Additionally, embodiments of molds for fabricating the stents are provided. A radially expandable stent can comprise a proximal section tapering inward to a proximal end of the stent and a distal section tapering inward to a distal end of the stent. The tapered sections can be adapted to improve the attachment of the stent to the delivery system and to facilitate the delivery of the mounted device into and through a bodily lumen.