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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Eric V. Schmid, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Morris, San Diego, CA (US);
John Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert F. Eisele, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Steven C. Howard, San Diego, CA (US);
Orlando M. Padilla, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Philip J. Simpson, Escondido, CA (US);
Eric V. Schmid, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Morris, San Diego, CA (US);
John Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert F. Eisele, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Steven C. Howard, San Diego, CA (US);
Orlando M. Padilla, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Philip J. Simpson, Escondido, CA (US);
Reva Medical Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An intraluminal, balloon expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The present invention provides a lumen support stent with an unobstructed through-lumen for use in a blood vessel. A constraining mechanism is provided for securely maintaining the stent in the collapsed condition during delivery. The stent is preferably formed with a series of interconnected slide and lock mechanisms for permitting movement from a collapsed condition to an expanded condition and inhibiting radial recoil from the expanded condition. The stent may be formed from a shape memory alloy for providing crush-recovery after deployment.