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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Flynn, Woburn, MA (US);
Peter J. Pereira, Mendon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); B23K 26/0066 (2013.01); A61F 2230/006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a medical device is a bodily implant and includes an elongate member. The elongate member has an inner edge that defines an opening. At least a portion of the inner edge being treated.