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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2008
Applicant:
Gurpreet S. Sandhu, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventor:
Gurpreet S. Sandhu, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 41/02 (2006.01); B21D 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus, kits and methods for flaring an end of a stent that can then be placed within the ostium of a vessel are disclosed. Areas in which ostial stents with flared ends could be used may include, e.g., the left main artery, renal arteries, sub-clavian artery, right coronary artery, circumflex artery, et al.