US Patent No: 7,766,956

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Intravascular stent and assembly

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Abstract

Various intravascular stents, such as intracoronary stents, include improved expansion and connecting strut designs. Such stents can be both very flexible and fully cover vessel surface inside the vascular lumen, and be well designed for both the delivery phase and the deployed phase of the stent life cycle.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.MAPLE GROVE, MN4439

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jang, G David Redlands, CA 56 2519

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ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED (3)
8,337,544 Endoprosthesis having flexible connectors 0 2007
8,303,645 Methods and apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure 0 2010
8,343,208 Stent having an expandable web structure 0 2010

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