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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Krishnankutty Sudhir, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joanne M. Ferguson, Mont Albert, AU;
Inventors:
Krishnankutty Sudhir, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joanne M. Ferguson, Mont Albert, AU;
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of treating renal cancers and other kidney-related inflammatory disorders with a bioabsorbable polymer scaffold (such as a stent) are described. The treatments are provided as alternative to complete or partial surgical removal of a diseased kidney.