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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
James R. Johnson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Anita Tavakley, Burnsville, MN (US);
Inventors:
James R. Johnson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Anita Tavakley, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
BRS Holdings, LLC, Rosemount, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61L 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/12 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61L 31/005 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/127 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bioremovable composite stent includes bioremovable polymer and bioremovable ceramic flakes generally coupled with adjacent layers of bioremovable polymer so as to make a resilient composite stent configured to move between a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration. In one embodiment, the composite stent may have a helical shape.