Patents Examined by Jason R Baxter
  • Methods and devices for lining a blood vessel and opening a narrowed region of a blood vessel
    Patent number: 6712842
    Abstract: A liner is advanced through a narrowed region in a vessel such as the internal carotid artery. The liner is advanced through the narrowed region in a collapsed position. A stent is then advanced through the liner and expanded to open the narrowed region. The liner may also have an anchor which expands an end of the liner before the stent is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Inventors: Hanson S. Gifford, III, Ivan Sepetka, Mark E. Deem, Douglas S. Sutton, Allan R. Will, Martin S. Dieck, Sunmi Chew