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Patent US8075609 - Expandable stent - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn expandable stent comprising a proximal end and a distal end in communication with one another, a tubular wall disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, the tubular wall having a longitudinal axis and a porous surface defined by a plurality of interconnected struts, the interconnected struts...http://www.google.com/patents/US8075609?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8075609 - Expandable stentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8075609 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/850,397Publication dateDec 13, 2011Filing dateMay 21, 2004Priority dateMar 5, 1996Also published asCA2248718A1, EP1066804A2, EP1066804A3, EP1066804B1, EP1477133A2, EP1477133A3, EP1477133B1, EP1477133B9, US6858037, US6881223, US6887264, US7094255, US20020165605, US20020169501, US20020183832, US20040153141, US20040215325, US20040236404, US20080021536, US20080021542, WO1997032544A1Publication number10850397, 850397, US 8075609 B2, US 8075609B2, US-B2-8075609, US8075609 B2, US8075609B2InventorsIan M. Penn, Donald R. Ricci, George A. ShukovOriginal AssigneeEvysio Medical Devices UlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (37), Referenced by (1), Classifications (19), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetExpandable stentUS 8075609 B2Abstract An expandable stent comprising a proximal end and a distal end in communication with one another, a tubular wall disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, the tubular wall having a longitudinal axis and a porous surface defined by a plurality of interconnected struts, the interconnected struts comprising a gradient of strut thickness from a first end to a second end of the tubular wall, the stent being expandable from a first, contracted position to a second, expanded position upon the application of a radially outward force on the stent. The stent is ideally suited for applications in which a tortuous pathway must be followed to the stenosis or blockage and in which high radial rigidity of the expanded stent is required e.g., the treatment of ostial stenosis.
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