Vascular stent

- Cook Incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a side view showing my new design of a vascular stent; in the drawing, the stent is enlarged for purposes of clarity and is shown in an expanded condition;

FIG. 2 is another side view of the vascular stent of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view of one end of the stent of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view of the opposite end of the stent of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing my new design of a vascular stent in a non-expanded condition;

FIG. 6 is another side view of the stent of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a view of one end of the stent of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a view of the opposite end of the stent of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of one end of the stent of FIG. 1 in an expanded condition, the broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5059211 October 22, 1991 Stack et al.
5100429 March 31, 1992 Sinofsky
Patent History
Patent number: D359802
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 1991
Date of Patent: Jun 27, 1995
Assignee: Cook Incorporated (Bloomington, IN)
Inventor: Arthur B. Fontaine (Fresno, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorney: Richard J. Godlewski
Application Number: 7/723,525
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)