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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/28 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/28 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3067 (2013.01); A61L 2300/41 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01); A61L 2300/606 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent made from an ultra high molecular weight bioabsorbable polymer is disclosed herein. The bioabsorbable polymer can have a Mw greater than 1 million g/mole or greater than 2 million g/mole. Methods of making the ultra high molecular weight polymer stent without degrading the molecular weight are further disclosed.