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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Mikael Trollsas, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael H. Ngo, San Jose, CA (US);
Boris Anukhin, San Jose, CA (US);
Alexander Nikanorov, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Syed Hossainy, Hayward, CA (US);
John E. Papp, Temecula, CA (US);
Dudley Jayasinghe, Murietta, CA (US);
Zella Solter, Temecula, CA (US);
Mikael Trollsas, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael H. Ngo, San Jose, CA (US);
Boris Anukhin, San Jose, CA (US);
Alexander Nikanorov, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Syed Hossainy, Hayward, CA (US);
John E. Papp, Temecula, CA (US);
Dudley Jayasinghe, Murietta, CA (US);
Zella Solter, Temecula, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The scaffold, after being deployed by the balloon, provides a crush recovery of about 90% after the diameter of the scaffold has been pinched or crushed by 50%. The scaffold has a pattern including an asymmetric closed cell connecting links connecting the closed cells.