Methods and apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6682554
APP PUB NO 20020161428A1
SERIAL NO

09742144

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The present invention provides a stent comprising a tubular flexible body having a wall with a web structure that is expandable from a contracted delivery configuration to deployed configuration. The web structure comprises a plurality of neighboring web patterns, where each web patterns is composed of adjoining webs, and the web patterns are interconnected. Each adjoining web comprises a central section interposed between two lateral sections to form concave or convex configurations.

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  • ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Oepen, Randolf Von Tubingen, DE 60 2568
Seibold, Gerd Ammerbuch, DE 50 3725

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