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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen D. Ainsworth, Los Gatos, CA (US);
E Tina Cheng, San Jose, CA (US);
James M. Jacobs, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91516 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. The invention provides for a an intravascular stent having a plurality of cylindrical rings connected by undulating links. The stent has a high degree of flexibility in the longitudinal direction, yet has adequate vessel wall coverage and radial strength sufficient to hold open an artery or other body lumen.