Stent with improved ring and link pattern
US6805707B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0054
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. The invention provides for an intravascular stent having a plurality of cylindrical rings connected by links. The rings are defined by undulations of relatively large and relatively small amplitudes wherein bar arms extend between peaks and valleys and wherein selected bar arms are non-linear. The links connecting the cylindrical rings are non-linear.
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