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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mark Wood, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Dane T. Seddon, Boston, MA (US);
Sean Fleury, Brighton, MA (US);
Daniel Ross, Watertown, MN (US);
Burns P. Doran, Monticello, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implantable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example implantable medical device may include a stent having a first configuration and a second expanded configuration. The stent may define a plurality of nodes. The stent may have a cover member disposed adjacent the nodes. The cover member may be configured to cover at least some of the nodes when the stent is in the expanded configuration.