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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2008
Applicant:
Jonathan S. Stinson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan S. Stinson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical stents having valves and their methods of manufacture are disclosed. The valve may be basket-shaped and formed integral to a medical stent to prevent undesirable backflow across the valve. The valve can be formed by converting the braided wires of the stent, by providing elastomeric material onto a mold or fixture to form an elastomeric valve, or by attaching a gasket valve. The valve is normally closed but configured to allow easy opening in response to a predetermined condition.