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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
Darrell J. Skousen, Lehi, UT (US);
Brian D. Jensen, Orem, UT (US);
Anton E. Bowden, Lindon, UT (US);
Assignee:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91558 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vascular stent assembly includes at least a first and a second strut, each including a thickness and a depth. The assembly includes a pair of end radii, with each of the first and second struts extending from one of the pair of end radii. A thickness of at least one of the first and second struts includes a tapering profile extending from one of the end radii to another of the end radii, the tapering profile following a continuously increasing or decreasing function through at least half a length of the at least one strut.