Stents having a hybrid pattern and methods of manufacture
US10433989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intravascular stent and method of making an intervascular stent having a hybrid pattern a. The hybrid pattern comprises a plurality of circumferentially self-expansible members comprising a plurality of interconnected, geometrically deformable closed cells, adjacent self-expansible members interconnected by a plurality of bridge members linking a first interconnection between two closed cells in a first self-expansible member to a second interconnection between two closed cells in a second self-expansible member, wherein the second interconnection is circumferentially offset and non-adjacent to the first interconnection.
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