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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Losordo, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Peter Skujins, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Garrett Johnson, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/962 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (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 a core member and a stent. The stent can be carried by an intermediate portion of the core member. The core member can have an elongate, spiral-cut tube extending proximally of the intermediate portion. The core member can have one or more flex zones having different bending stiffnesses.