Matched End Stiffness Stent and Method of Manufacture

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140031917A1
SERIAL NO

13557823

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

The matched end stiffness stent system and method of manufacture includes a stent delivery system including a catheter, balloon, and stent. The stent includes a wire bent into a waveform having a constant frequency and wrapped into a hollow cylindrical shape, the wire having a body portion having body struts connected between body crowns, the body struts having substantially equal lengths, and the waveform in the body portion having a constant amplitude; and at least one end portion attached to the body portion, the at least one end portion having end struts connected between end crowns, the waveform in the at least one end portion having an amplitude different from the constant amplitude of the waveform in the body portion. The cross sections of the end struts are selected so that the body struts and the end struts have a substantially equal stiffnesses in response to an applied load.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC3576 UNOCAL PLACE SANTA ROSA CA 95403

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Thompson, Dustin Santa Rosa, US 36 1089

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation