ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,870, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Stent with shaped wires" was invented by Lacey Gorochow (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Stents generally can include a tubular structure having circumferentially positioned undulating wires that extend over a majority of a length of the stent such that the undulations oscillate circumferentially to define a circumference of the stent. The undulations can wrap over and under adjacent undulations to form an interwoven structure. Additionally, or alternatively, adjacent wires can be joined. Wires forming the stent can be cut from elastic tubing ...