Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure
US7815672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/91558
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a stent comprising a tubular flexible body having a wall with a web structure that is expandable from a contracted delivery configuration to deployed configuration. The web structure comprises a plurality of neighboring web patterns, where each web pattern is composed of adjoining webs coupled by connection sections, neighboring web patterns interconnected by at least two transition sections.
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