Having Pleats Patents (Class 623/1.28)
Longitudinal pleats (Class 623/1.29)
  • Intravascular stent having a coaxial polymer member and end sleeves
    Patent number: 6168619
    Abstract: A radially-expandable stent for insertion into a lumen is described. The stent is composed of a radially-expandable support stent and a polymer tubular member co-axially disposed over the support stent. Tubular end sleeves are disposed around the first and second ends of the polymer-surrounded support stent to secure the tubular member and to provide other improvements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Quanam Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Linh Dinh, Beren Correa, Paul Cherkas, Angelica Alvarado, Irina D. Pomerantseva, Sudha Thakur, Robert Eury, Michael Froix