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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Lee, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Paul Thompson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91508 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91558 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91583 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent defining a longitudinal axis is disclosed. A plurality of circumferential support structures are spaced-apart along the longitudinal axis. At least some of the circumferential support structures are interconnected by connection members that extend generally in a circumferential direction.