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Longitudinally flexible stent

  • US 20060178724A1
  • Filed: 03/31/2006
  • Published: 08/10/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent consisting of essentially triangular cells, each triangular cell comprising:

  • a first loop containing section, the first loop containing section arranged generally in the circumferential direction, a second loop containing section, the second loop containing section arranged generally in the circumferential direction and joined to the first loop containing section at a first junction; and

    a third loop containing section joined to the first loop containing section at a second junction and joined to the second loop containing section at a third junction;

    wherein a plurality of first loop containing sections form a first band of loops and a plurality of second and third loop containing sections form a second band of loops, the first and second bands alternating along the longitudinal axis of the stent; and

    wherein the first, second, and third loop containing sections include legs that are oriented along the longitudinal axis, and at least one of the legs in any one of the loop containing sections is shorter than at least one other leg in the same loop containing section within the triangular cell; and

    wherein the first loop containing section has wider legs than the second and third loop containing sections.

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