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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2008
Applicants:
Gary Jordan, Litchfield, NH (US);
Ron Sahatjian, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gary Jordan, Litchfield, NH (US);
Ron Sahatjian, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radially-expandable stent for implantation in a bodily passageway, being expandable from an initial unexpanded state to an expanded state, having an outer surface with a geometric pattern covering said outer surface to minimize migration after implantation is provided. Also provided is a method of manufacturing such a stent.