Intraluminal medical device having asymetrical members of unequal length

US8551154B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CORDIS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Robert Burgermeister · New Hope, US
• Randy David B. Grishaber · Phillipsburg, US
• Ramesh Marrey · Pleasanton, US
• Jin S. Park · Parsippany, US
• Mathew Krever · Hackettstown, US
• David W. Overaker · Annandale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2005
• Grant date: Oct 8, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0036
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This invention relates generally to expandable intraluminal medical devices for use within a body passageway or duct, and more particularly to an optimized stent having asymmetrical strut and loop members, wherein at least one pair adjacent radial strut members have unequal axial lengths.