Streamlined Stents
AssigneeMedtronic Vascular, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Berglund, Susan Rea
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Abstract
A stent for implantation within the body of a patient is disclosed. The stent can be formed from one or more stent modules comprising a plurality of stent struts, one or more of which have an inner contour designed for streamlined fluid flow when the stent is implanted within an anatomical passageway of the patient.
Claims18
A stent comprising a plurality of stent struts forming at least one stent module wherein said stent module defines a channel and wherein at least one of said plurality of stent struts comprises a streamlined inner surface.
A method of treating an anatomical passageway constriction comprising positioning at said constriction a stent comprising a plurality of stent struts forming at least one stent module wherein said stent module defines a channel and wherein at least one of said plurality of stent struts comprises a streamlined inner surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.