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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Robert Laduca, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Paul Laduca, Buffalo, NY (US);
Brice Maxime Arnault DE LA Menardiere, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert LaDuca, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Paul LaDuca, Buffalo, NY (US);
Brice Maxime Arnault de La Menardiere, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Taheri LaDuca LLC, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/856 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/856 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/954 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9511 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9517 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0066 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for placing a stent in a branched vessel include stretching the stent, aligning the stent within a target location at a branched vessel and releasing it for expansion at the target location.