Intravascular stent
First Claim
1. A tubular stent in an unexpanded state configured to transform into a tapered tubular form when expanded and having a plurality of expansion columns and connector columns arranged along a longitudinal axis in a horizontal plane, comprising:
- a plurality of unbroken expansion ring columns having expansion strut pairs, the plurality of expansion ring columns including an unbroken first expansion ring column made of a plurality of first expansion strut pairs each having a first expansion strut and an adjacent second expansion strut, and a second unbroken expansion ring column made of a plurality of second expansion strut pairs each having a first expansion strut and an adjacent second expansion strut, expansion strut pairs of each expansion ring column of the plurality of expansion ring columns having geometric configurations similar to the first expansion ring column or the second expansion ring column, each unbroken expansion ring column having a progressively narrower horizontal width from a proximal end to the distal end of the stent along the longitudinal axis and each unbroken expansion ring column having a same circumferential diameter, wherein expansion strut pairs in each unbroken expansion ring column have a progressively shorter length from one expansion ring column to a next expansion column from the proximal end to the distal end of the stent. a plurality of connector columns that couple adjacent expansion columns, the plurality of connector columns including a first connector column that couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column, wherein each connector column of the plurality of connector columns having at least a first connector strut, and each first connector strut has at least a portion with a shaped configuration.
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Abstract
A stent in a non-expanded state has a first column expansion strut pair. A plurality of the first column expansion strut pair form a first expansion column. A plurality of second column expansion strut pair form a second expansion column. A plurality of first serial connecting struts form a first connecting strut column that couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column. The first expansion column, the second expansion column, and the first connecting strut column form a plurality of geometric cells. At least a portion of the plurality are asymmetrical geometric cells.
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48 Claims
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1. A tubular stent in an unexpanded state configured to transform into a tapered tubular form when expanded and having a plurality of expansion columns and connector columns arranged along a longitudinal axis in a horizontal plane, comprising:
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a plurality of unbroken expansion ring columns having expansion strut pairs, the plurality of expansion ring columns including an unbroken first expansion ring column made of a plurality of first expansion strut pairs each having a first expansion strut and an adjacent second expansion strut, and a second unbroken expansion ring column made of a plurality of second expansion strut pairs each having a first expansion strut and an adjacent second expansion strut, expansion strut pairs of each expansion ring column of the plurality of expansion ring columns having geometric configurations similar to the first expansion ring column or the second expansion ring column, each unbroken expansion ring column having a progressively narrower horizontal width from a proximal end to the distal end of the stent along the longitudinal axis and each unbroken expansion ring column having a same circumferential diameter, wherein expansion strut pairs in each unbroken expansion ring column have a progressively shorter length from one expansion ring column to a next expansion column from the proximal end to the distal end of the stent. a plurality of connector columns that couple adjacent expansion columns, the plurality of connector columns including a first connector column that couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column, wherein each connector column of the plurality of connector columns having at least a first connector strut, and each first connector strut has at least a portion with a shaped configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A tubular stent in unexpanded state configured to transform into a tapered tubular form when expanded and having a plurality of expansion columns and connector columns arranged along a longitudinal axis in a horizontal plane, comprising:
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a plurality of expansion ring columns having expansion strut pairs, the plurality of expansion ring columns including an unbroken first expansion ring column made of a plurality of first expansion strut pairs each having a first expansion strut and an adjacent second expansion strut, and a second unbroken expansion ring column made of a plurality of second expansion strut pairs each having a first expansion strut and an adjacent second expansion strut, wherein expansion strut pairs of each expansion ring column of the plurality of expansion ring columns have geometric configurations similar to the first expansion ring column or the second expansion ring column, each unbroken expansion ring column having a progressively narrower horizontal width from a proximal to a distal end of the stent along the longitudinal axis of the stent and each unbroken expansion ring column having a same circumferential diameter, wherein expansion strut pairs in each unbroken expansion ring column have a progressively shorter length from one expansion ring column to a next ring column from the proximal end to the distal end of the stent. a plurality of connector columns that couple adjacent expansion columns, the plurality of connector columns including a first connector column that couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column, wherein each connector column of the plurality of connector columns having at least a first connector strut, each first connector strut and connector column having a horizontal dimension and at least a portion of each first connector strut having a shaped configuration. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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