Stent cell configurations
US6395020B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/91558
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A generally cylindrical, radially expandable stent may be composed of a plurality of interconnected multibonate cell structures. The cells have three or more enlarged end portions radiating from a common center within the cell. The cells may be of tribonate or higher order multibonate configuration. Stents composed up of a series of generally multibonate cell elements are also disclosed.
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