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

Claim 12:
13. An implant comprising:
a stent having a proximal end, a distal end, and a circumference; and
a retrieval suture interwoven with the stent, the retrieval suture comprising:
a first segment extending circumferentially between a first circumferential location and a second circumferential location;
a second segment extending longitudinally between the second circumferential location and a third circumferential location;
a third segment extending circumferentially between the third circumferential location and a fourth circumferential location and interwoven with the stent;
a fourth segment extending longitudinally between the fourth circumferential location and a fifth circumferential location; and
a fifth segment extending circumferentially between the fifth circumferential location and a sixth circumferential location;

wherein the first, second, fifth, and sixth circumferential locations are at a first longitudinal distance from the proximal end of the stent and the third and fourth circumferential locations are at a second longitudinal distance, different from the first longitudinal distance, from the proximal end of the stent; and
wherein the first and fifth segments together form a discontinuous first suture loop and the third segment forms a second suture loop; and
wherein the first suture loop has an arc length of 180° or less of the circumference of the stent;
wherein the second suture loop has an arc length of 180° or less of the circumference of the stent.