COVERED TOROID STENT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

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APP PUB NO 20120029612A1
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13133928

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An expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as coronary-artery, and methods for manufacturing such a stent are provided, whereby the stent comprises at least one radially expandable cylindrical crown covered with a polymeric tube. The at least one crown is generally aligned on a longitudinal axis of the stent and connected to at least one further stent segment with highly flexible connectors formed from the same or different polymeric material as the crown covering material. In a preferred embodiment the cylindrical crown is loaded or coated with a therapeutic active agent.

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ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITEDDUBLIN 2

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Grandt, Axel Strassberg, DE 18 848

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