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Flared stent and method for use

  • US 7,867,269 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2005
  • Issued: 01/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of implanting a stent comprising:

  • receiving a tubular stent having a length, distal and proximal ends and being mounted, in a compressed configuration, about a balloon inflatably disposed at a distal end of a delivery catheter, the compressed configuration having a generally constant diameter and a pattern density that declines over the length of the stent;

    using the delivery catheter to transport the stent to a flared location in a vessel of a patient; and

    inflating the balloon to deform the stent into an expanded configuration imbedded in the vessel, the expanded configuration having a flared shape and a pattern density that is generally uniform over the length of the stent;

    wherein the flared shape of the expanded stent configuration is wider at the distal end than at the proximal end.

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