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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Hussain S. Rangwala, Edina, MN (US);
Zhiyong Zhang, Edina, MN (US);
Robert W. Vanpelt, Jr., Saint Paul, MN (US);
William J. Whealon, Chaska, MN (US);
Assignee:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91525 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91558 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0057 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, a fatigue resistant stent includes a flexible tubular structure having an inside diameter, an outside diameter, and a sidewall therebetween and having apertures extending through the sidewall. According to other aspects of the invention, processes for making a fatigue resistant stent are disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, delivery systems for a fatigue resistant stent and methods of use are provided.