Patent ID: 11883310
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An implant comprising:
a stent having a proximal end region, a distal end region, and a circumference; and
a retrieval suture interwoven with the stent, the retrieval suture including:
a first suture loop extending circumferentially around the stent and adjacent to a suture retrieval loop, and
a second suture loop extending circumferentially around the stent and longitudinally spaced from the first suture loop;

wherein the first suture loop and the second suture loop are coupled together via one or more longitudinal segments of the retrieval suture;
wherein the first suture loop has an arc length of 225° or less of the circumference of the stent;
wherein the second suture loop has an arc length of 225° or less of the circumference of the stent;
wherein the first suture loop is a discontinuous loop comprising two or more circumferential segments of the retrieval suture.