Stent

- NovoStent Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a stent showing our new design in an open, planar configuration;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the stent of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the stent of FIG. 1 in a tubular, radially expanded state;

FIG. 4 is an end view of the stent of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view similar to that of the stent of FIG. 3 but in a tubular, radially contracted state; and,

FIG. 6 is an end view of the stent of FIG. 5 showing how the turns overlap.

The stent is used to provide support within tubular body vessels.

Claims

The ornamental design for a stent, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D665500
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2011
Date of Patent: Aug 14, 2012
Assignee: NovoStent Corporation (Mountain View)
Inventors: Gerald Ray Martin (Redwood City, CA), Stuart Huangyee Lin (Mountain View, CA), Eric W. Leopold (Redwood City, CA), Christopher P. Cheng (Palo Alto, CA), Alexander Arthur Lubinski (Rocklin, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Charles Hanson
Attorney: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP
Application Number: 29/389,780
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)