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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Kevin D. Nelson, Richardson, TX (US);
Paula J. Taylor, Cedar Hill, TX (US);
Brent B. Crow, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kevin D. Nelson, Richardson, TX (US);
Paula J. Taylor, Cedar Hill, TX (US);
Brent B. Crow, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Assignee:
TissueGen, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a helical coil comprising multiple reversing sense helical coil units that are capable of drug elution, come in lengths appropriate for long, diffuse lesions, have the ability to have a step-wise tapering diameter, and provide all the benefits of a small closed cell stent design while maintaining high flexibility, high radial force and crush resistance due to an underlying helical coil.