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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Michael Hogendijk, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gerald Ray Martin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Eric W. Leopold, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mary Ann Parker, St. Louis, MO (US);
John Peckham, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael Hogendijk, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gerald Ray Martin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Eric W. Leopold, Redwood City, CA (US);
Novostent Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable vascular prosthesis is provided for use in a wide range of applications wherein at least first and second helical sections having alternating directions of rotation are coupled to one another. The prosthesis is configured to conform to a vessel wall without substantially remodeling the vessel, and permits accurate deployment in a vessel without shifting or foreshortening.