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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
May. 08, 2012
Jianlu MA, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Joe Tatalovich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Jianlu Ma, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Joe Tatalovich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for the placement of medical devices within a body lumen defined by a vessel wall is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a first and second medical device each having a tubular body with a plurality of slits extending through the side wall to form a plurality of sidewall segments, disposing the first medical device within the body lumen . . . initiating radial expansion of the second medical device such that flared second wall segments at least partially cover the slits of the first medical device. Medical devices and a system of medical devices capable of performing the method are also disclosed.