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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Petrus Antonius Besselink, AT Enschede, NL;
Travis Yribarren, San Mateo, CA (US);
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Petrus Antonius Besselink, AT Enschede, NL;
Travis Yribarren, San Mateo, CA (US);
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
CeloNova Stent, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Expandable biodegradable devices formed of bistable and multistable unit cells for use in devices, such as stents and graft systems, are provided, in which the device has two or more stable configurations, including a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, the contracted stable configuration having a smaller diameter than the expanded configuration.