Self articulating stent
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1. A stent comprising:
- a plurality of adjacent stent segments, spaced from one another;
detachment zones, one between each two adjacent stent segments, each detachment zone comprising two articulation planes in each of which there are two connecting members, with the members in one articulation plane spaced from those in the other articulation plane about the circumference of the stent by from about 60 to 140 degrees from each other.
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Abstract
A stent is made up of a plurality of adjacent stent segments, spaced from one another. Between each two adjacent stent segments is a detachment zone that includes two articulation planes. In each articulation plane there are two connecting members, with the members in one articulation plane spaced from those in the other articulation plane about the circumference of the stent by from about 60 to 140 degrees from each other. Within each articulation plane, the two members ne are spaced between about 140 and 220 degrees from each other.
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1. A stent comprising:
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a plurality of adjacent stent segments, spaced from one another;
detachment zones, one between each two adjacent stent segments, each detachment zone comprising two articulation planes in each of which there are two connecting members, with the members in one articulation plane spaced from those in the other articulation plane about the circumference of the stent by from about 60 to 140 degrees from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
joining a plurality of adjacent stent segments, spaced from one another with detachment zones, one between each two adjacent stent segments, each detachment zone comprising two articulation planes in each of which there are two connecting members, with the members in one articulation plane spaced from those in the other articulation plane about the circumference of the stent by from about 60 to 140 degrees from each other. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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