Endoluminal stent having mid-strut interconnecting members
US7122049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0036
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoluminal stent composed of a plurality of circumferential expansion elements arrayed to form the circumference of the stent and extending along the longitudinal axis of the stent, and a plurality of interconnecting members that interconnect adjacent pairs of circumferential expansion elements, the interconnecting members joining struts of adjacent pairs of interconnecting members at approximate mid-points of the struts.
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