Non-foreshortening stent
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1. A stent comprising:
- a plurality of annular elements, each annular element having a compressed state and an expanded state, wherein each annular element has a longitudinal dimension which is smaller in the expanded state than in the compressed state; and
at least one connecting member connecting adjacent annular elements, the connecting member having a longitudinal dimension which is larger in the expanded state than in the compressed state, and the connecting member being straight when the annular elements are in the compressed state and in the expanded state.
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Abstract
A stent has a plurality of annular elements, each annular element having a compressed state and an expanded state, with each annular element having a longitudinal dimension which is smaller in the expanded state than in the compressed state. The stent also has at least one connecting member connecting adjacent annular elements, the connecting member having a longitudinal dimension which is larger in the expanded state than in the compressed state.
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1. A stent comprising:
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a plurality of annular elements, each annular element having a compressed state and an expanded state, wherein each annular element has a longitudinal dimension which is smaller in the expanded state than in the compressed state; and
at least one connecting member connecting adjacent annular elements, the connecting member having a longitudinal dimension which is larger in the expanded state than in the compressed state, and the connecting member being straight when the annular elements are in the compressed state and in the expanded state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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