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Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation

  • US 20040236407A1
  • Filed: 06/03/2004
  • Published: 11/25/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for stenting comprising:

  • a stent having proximal and distal ends, and a lumen extending therebetween, the stent having a tubular body with a wall having a web structure configured for expansion from a collapsed delivery configuration to an expanded deployed configuration, the web structure comprising a plurality of interconnected, neighboring web patterns, each web pattern having a plurality of adjoining webs, each adjoining web comprising a central section interposed between first and second lateral sections, wherein the central section is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stent when in the collapsed delivery configuration, each of the first lateral sections joins the central section at a first angle, each of the second lateral sections joins the central section at a second angle, and adjacent ones of the neighboring web patterns have alternating concavity; and

    a material attached to at least a portion of the stent between the proximal and distal ends.

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