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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Rapoza, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9155 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49995 (2015.01);
Abstract
An implantable stent includes a plurality of rings. At least a distal end ring has an eased corner feature formed in the polymer substrate at a radially outward, distal-facing corner of the ring while relatively sharp corners of the polymer substrate are maintained in radially inward corners of the ring.