Longitudinal design and improved material for flexible connectors in high strength, high flexibility, controlled recoil stent
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1. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
- a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member being fabricated from a metallic material processed to have a microstructure with a granularity of about 32 microns or less and at least one internal grain boundary within the bounded area.
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Abstract
A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. The biocompatible material may comprise metallic and non-metallic materials. These materials may be designed with a microstructure that facilitates or enables the design of devices with a wide range of geometries adaptable to various loading conditions. Both the load bearing elements and the substantially non-load bearing elements may utilize these materials.
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1. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member being fabricated from a metallic material processed to have a microstructure with a granularity of about 32 microns or less and at least one internal grain boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one arc member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one arc member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, the arc member being fabricated from a metallic material processed to have a microstructure with a granularity of about 32 microns or less and at least one internal grain boundary within the bounded area - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and at least one arc member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, the arc member being fabricated from a metallic material processed to have a microstructure with a granularity of about 32 microns or less and at least one internal grain boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and at least one arc member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, wherein at least one of the substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and arc member are fabricated from a metallic material processed to have a microstructure with a granularity of about 32 microns or less and at least one internal grain boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and at least one arc member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, wherein both the substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and arc member are fabricated from a metallic material processed to have a microstructure with a granularity of about 32 microns or less and at least one internal grain boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member being fabricated from a material processed to have a microstructure with structural domains having a size of about 50 microns or less and at least one internal structural boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one arc member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one arc member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, the arc member being fabricated from a material processed to have a microstructure with structural domains having a size of about 50 microns or less and at least one internal structural boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and at least one arc member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, the arc member being fabricated from a material processed to have a microstructure with structural domains having a size of about 50 microns or less and at least one internal structural boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and at least one arc member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, wherein at least one of the substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and arc member are fabricated from a material processed to have a microstructure with structural domains having a size of about 50 microns or less and at least one internal structural boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129)
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130. An intraluminal scaffold comprising:
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a plurality of hoop components being configured to be the primary radial load-bearing elements of the intraluminal scaffold; and
one or more connector elements having at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and at least one arc member, the one or more connector elements connecting adjacent hoop components to form a substantially tubular structure having a luminal surface and an abluminal surface, the at least one substantially longitudinally oriented strut member having a predetermined wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is defined by the radial distance between the luminal surface and the abluminal surface, and a predetermined feature width, wherein an area bounded by the wall thickness and the feature width comprises a plurality of zones undergoing at least one of tensile, compressive or substantially zero stress change due to external loading, wherein both the substantially longitudinally oriented strut member and arc member are fabricated from a material processed to have a microstructure with structural domains having a size of about 50 microns or less and at least one internal structural boundary within the bounded area. - View Dependent Claims (131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150)
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