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Patent US7686845 - Noncylindrical stent deployment system for treating vascular bifurcations - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA device and method for treating pathological narrowing of fluid-carrying conduits of the human body (such as blood vessels) in an area of a bifurcation is disclosed. In particular, a stent system carries a self expandable noncylindrical stent, which is particularly suited for treating a widened portion...http://www.google.com/patents/US7686845?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7686845 - Noncylindrical stent deployment system for treating vascular bifurcationsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7686845 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/586,023Publication dateMar 30, 2010Filing dateOct 24, 2006Priority dateMay 30, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2495234A1, CA2495234C, EP1539042A1, US7125419, US7238197, US8236041, US8603157, US20030114912, US20030125791, US20050096726, US20070100425, US20080046064, WO2004017865A1Publication number11586023, 586023, US 7686845 B2, US 7686845B2, US-B2-7686845, US7686845 B2, US7686845B2InventorsJacques Sequin, Robert John Elicker, Jean-Claude LabordeOriginal AssigneeDevax, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (31), Referenced by (14), Classifications (23), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNoncylindrical stent deployment system for treating vascular bifurcations
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