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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventor:
Charles W. Agnew, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9505 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9528 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9665 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0034 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0096 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent having a main linear strut and at least two secondary struts. The main linear strut includes an outer member and an inner member. A distal end of one secondary strut may be attached to a distal end of the inner member. A proximal end of a secondary strut may be attached to a proximal end of the outer member. The ends of the secondary struts that are not attached to the inner and outer member may be joined. Methods of delivering such a stent and collapsing and withdrawing such a stent are also disclosed.