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

Claim 18:
19. 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 stent includes a plurality of barbs extending radially outward from a portion of the circumference of the stent having an arc length of 180° or less of the circumference of the stent;
wherein the first suture loop extends along the portion of the circumference of the stent including the plurality of barbs;
wherein the second suture loop extends along the portion of the circumference of the stent including the plurality of barbs;
wherein a proximal force exerted on the suture retrieval loop is configured to partially collapse the stent radially inward.