Conformable vascular stent
First Claim
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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Abstract
A vascular conformable stent for implantation within a body lumen of a mammalian patient. The stent comprises a flexible tubular body having a first end and a second end. The tubular body is formed of a plurality of axially adjacent circumferential bands arranged axially therealong, a first of the bands being comprised of a zig-zag strand having a first edge and a second edge. The first edge is comprised of a cell end and a gap in an alternating sequence around the circumferential band, the second edge comprised of a gap and a cell end in an alternating sequence around the circumferential band. A second of the circumferential bands are comprised of a zig-zag strand having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge comprised of a cell end and a gap in an alternating sequence around the circumferential band, the second edge comprised of a gap and a cell end in an alternating sequence around the circumferential band. The second of the circumferential bands is axially adjacent to and is a mirror image of the first circumferential band.
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18 Claims
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1. A vascular conformable stent for implantation within a body lumen of a mammalian patient, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of deploying and conforming a vascular stent to any irregularities of a vascular lumen in a mammalian patient, comprising the steps of:
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arranging an array of unit cells along a foraminous tubular member, said unit cells being in axial alignment from a first end of said stent to a second end of said stent, said unit cells being attached in axial alignment to one another by an “
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shaped connector, said “
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shaped connector being radially thinner than said unit cells;
deploying said vascular stent in a convoluted vessel;
bending said vascular stent about said “
S”
shaped connector by deforming said “
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shaped connectors in a torsional direction, and in a radial direction while expanding said unit cells radially and circumferentially against said body lumen, to open said body lumen for facilitating the passage of a body fluid therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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