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Conformable vascular stent

  • US 20040054400A1
  • Filed: 04/10/2003
  • Published: 03/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A vascular conformable stent for implantation within a body lumen of a mammalian patient, comprising:

  • a flexible tubular body having a first end and a second end, said tubular body formed of a plurality of axially adjacent circumferential bands arranged axially therealong, a first of said bands comprised of a zig-zag strand having a first edge and a second edge, said first edge comprised of a cell end and a gap in an alternating sequence around said circumferential band, said second edge comprised of a gap and a cell end in an alternating sequence around said circumferential band;

    a second of said circumferential bands comprised of a zigzag strand having a first edge and a second edge, said first edge comprised of a cell end and a gap in an alternating sequence around said circumferential band, said second edge comprised of a gap and a cell end in an alternating sequence around said circumferential band;

    wherein said second of said circumferential bands is axially adjacent to and is a mirror image of said first circumferential band.

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