Endovascular stents

US5984963A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic Ave, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Carol A. Ryan · Lowell, US
• Gary L. Boseck · Belmont, US
• Michael F. Weiser · Groton, US
• Samuel J. Santosuosso · Stoneham, US
• Stanley Levy · Wilmington, US
• Gary L. Loomis · Morristown, US
• George J. Ostapchenko · Wilmington, US
• Mark E. Wagman · Wilmington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 23, 1996
• Grant date: Nov 16, 1999
• Expiry date: Apr 23, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0098
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Endovascular stents capable of being cut from a flat piece of material are described. The endovascular stents may be bioabsorbable, multilayered and may have structural configurations allowing them to maintain low profiles in vivo. Methods of manufacturing endovascular stents and methods of using endovascular stents are also described.