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Low profile non-symmetrical stent

US9687336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

David Brocker · Carmel, US
William K. Dierking · Louisville, US
Alan R. Leewood · Lafayette, US
Timothy A. M. Chuter · Atherton, US
Blayne A. Roeder · Bloomington, US
Steven J. Charlebois · West Lafayette, US
Richard A. Swift · South Bend, US
Sharath Gopalakrishnamurthy · West Lafayette, US
Matthew S. Huser · West Lafayette, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2015
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0013
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A stent for use in a medical procedure having opposing sets of curved apices, where the curved section of one set of apices has a radius of curvature that is greater than the curved section of the other set of apices. One or more such stents may be attached to a graft material for use in endovascular treatment of, for example, aneurysm, thoracic dissection, or other body vessel condition.

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