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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2010
Carl Agnew, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Jason Bowe, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Kurt Dierking, Louisville, KY (US);
Jarin Kratzberg, Lafayette, IL (US);
Alan Leewood, Lafayette, IN (US);
David Orr, Piedmont, SC (US);
Carl Agnew, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Jason Bowe, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Kurt Dierking, Louisville, KY (US);
Jarin Kratzberg, Lafayette, IL (US);
Alan Leewood, Lafayette, IN (US);
David Orr, Piedmont, SC (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
An endoluminal prosthesis is described and comprises a stent (), At least one barb () secured to the stent, and a degradable barb guard () covering at least a portion of the barb and protecting the distal tip when the stent is in a compressed configuration. The barb guard () comprises a degradable structure that degrades to expose the distal tip of the barb when the stent is placed in a vessel. An endoluminal prosthesis deployment system comprising a sheath having a lumen and a prostesis within the sheath lumen is also described.