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US 6,786,919 B1Granted
Self-expanding intravascular device with protector members
AssigneeEndovascular Technologies, Inc.
InventorsArnold M. Escano, Shuji Uemura
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Abstract
Protector elements for use in combination with medical devices configured to repair vasculature or other body lumens. In one aspect, the protector elements embody a cuff which provides a medical device with atraumatic surface and a desirable profile. In another aspect, the protector elements provide a medical device with enhanced structural integrity.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a body portion having a first end portion and a second end portion and being defined by a structure including a plurality of pairs of converging struts;
- a first cuff, the first cuff being attached to the first end portion;
- a second cuff, the second cuff being attached to the second end portion;
- at least one shoe device, the shoe being configured at one pair of converging struts to maintain the struts in a spaced relationship;
- and
- wherein the first and second cuffs and the shoe device provide the medical device with atraumatic surfaces and a streamlined profile and wherein the shoe device permits the conveying struts to slide with respect of each other.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a body portion having a first end portion and a second end portion and being defined by a structure including a plurality of pairs of converging struts;
- a first cuff, the first cuff being attached to the first end portion;
- a second cuff, the second cuff being attached to the second end portion;
- and
- at least one shoe device, the shoe device being configured at one pair of converging struts to maintain the struts in a spaced relationship:
- wherein the first and second cuffs provide the medical device with atraumatic surfaces and a streamlined profile and wherein the shoe device permits the converging struts to slide with respect to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.