Stent with nested flexible connectors for flexibility and crimpability
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1. A stent comprising:
- two serpentine bands;
at least one first connector; and
at least one second connector;
the first and second connectors connecting the two serpentine bands together;
the first connector and the second each having at least a first portion of a first curvature and a second portion of a second curvature, the second portion being more flexible than the first portion, wherein the first and second connector are adjacent one another and the second portion of the first connector nests within the first portion of the second connector and the second portion of the second connector nests within the first portion of the first connector.
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Abstract
A stent comprises two serpentine bands, at least one first connector; and at least one second connector. The first and second connectors connect the two serpentine bands together. The first connector and the second each have at least a first portion of a first curvature and a second portion of a second curvature. The second portion being more flexible than the first portion. The first and second connectors are adjacent one another and the first portion of the first connector nests within the second portion of the second connector and the second portion of the second connector nests within the first portion of the first connector.
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36 Claims
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1. A stent comprising:
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two serpentine bands;
at least one first connector; and
at least one second connector;
the first and second connectors connecting the two serpentine bands together;
the first connector and the second each having at least a first portion of a first curvature and a second portion of a second curvature, the second portion being more flexible than the first portion,wherein the first and second connector are adjacent one another and the second portion of the first connector nests within the first portion of the second connector and the second portion of the second connector nests within the first portion of the first connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A stent comprising:
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a first serpentine band and a second serpentine band;
a first connector and a second connector circumferentially adjacent to the first connector, the first connector having a curved portion of a first shape, the second connector having a curved portion of a second shape, wherein the first and second connectors are cooperatively shaped so that the curved portion of the first connector nests within the curved portion of the second connector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A stent comprising:
a first segment and a second segment, an asymmetric first connector and an asymmetric second connector, the first and second connectors constructed and arranged to nest with one another. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A stent comprising:
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two serpentine bands;
at least three connectors including a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector;
the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector connecting the two serpentine bands together;
the first connector and the second connector each having at least a first portion of a first curvature and a second portion of a second curvature, the second portion being more flexible than the first portion,wherein the third connector is disposed between the first connector and the second connector, the second portion of the first connector nests within a curved portion of the third connector, said curved portion of the third connector nesting within the first portion of the second connector, and wherein the second portion of the second connector nests within a curved portion of the third connector, said curved portion of the third connector nesting within the first portion of the first connector. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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