Stent graft tapered spring
First Claim
1. A stent graft comprising:
- a cylindrical shape stent graft material; and
tapered stent springs coupled to said stent graft material.
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Abstract
A stent graft includes a stent graft material of cylindrical shape and tapered stent springs coupled to the stent graft material. Each stent spring includes a first stent cell and a second stent cell contiguous with the first stent cell. The first stent cell and the second stent cell are coupled. The second stent cell of each tapered stent spring is smaller than the first stent cell thereby defining a tapered shape to the tapered stent springs. The stent graft is placed in a curved segment of a tortuous body lumen and rotationally positioned such that the smallest stent cell of each tapered stent spring is placed at an inside radius of the curved segment.
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19 Claims
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1. A stent graft comprising:
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a cylindrical shape stent graft material; and
tapered stent springs coupled to said stent graft material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A stent graft comprising:
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a cylindrical shape stent graft material;
a first tapered stent spring coupled to said cylindrical shape graft material; and
a second tapered stent spring coupled to said cylindrical shape graft material and adjacent to said first tapered stent spring, wherein said second tapered stent spring is spaced apart from said first tapered stent spring by a spacing distance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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forming a first tapered stent spring comprising a first stent cell and a second stent cell contiguous with said first stent cell, wherein said second stent cell of said first tapered stent spring is coupled to said first stent cell of said first tapered stent spring, and further wherein said second stent cell is smaller than said first stent cell;
forming a second tapered stent spring comprising a first stent cell and a second stent cell contiguous with said first stent cell, wherein said second stent cell of said second tapered stent spring is coupled to said first stent cell of said second tapered stent spring, and further wherein said second stent cell is smaller than said first stent cell;
sewing said first tapered stent spring and said second tapered stent spring to a stent graft material, wherein said first tapered stent spring is spaced apart from said second tapered stent spring by a spacing distance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A stent graft comprising:
tapered stent spring means comprising;
stent cell means;
cylindrical shape support means for supporting said tapered stent spring means; and
means for coupling said tapered stent spring means to said cylindrical shape support means.
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