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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Garrett Johnson, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Michael Losordo, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Peter Skujins, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/962 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/962 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61M 25/008 (2013.01); A61M 25/0053 (2013.01); A61F 2002/823 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9505 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9528 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent delivery system can include an elongate core member sized for insertion into a blood vessel. The core member can be configured to advance a stent toward a treatment location in the blood vessel. The core member can include a longitudinally extending tube having a helical cut extending along the tube. The helical cut can have an axial length of at least 50 cm and be continuous along the axial length.