Tubular stent and methods of making the same
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1. A method of forming a stent comprising:
- providing a tubular structure having a first end and a second end, a wall surface disposed between the first end and the second end, and a lumen extending longitudinally through the tubular structure from the first end to the second end;
cutting a pattern in the wall surface of the tubular structure, the pattern adapted to allow radial expansion or radial contraction of the tubular structure; and
cutting an opening in the wall surface that extends from the first end to the second end of the tubular structure, the opening defining a first edge and a second edge, each extending from the first end to the second end of the tubular structure on either side of the opening.
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Abstract
A stent and a method of making a stent from a tubular member. The stent includes a pattern and an opening cut into the wall of the stent and extending from the first end to the second end. One or more connectors may be cut in the tubular wall and extend into the opening cut in the tubular member. The connectors may aid in subsequent expansion and/or forming of the stent.
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1. A method of forming a stent comprising:
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providing a tubular structure having a first end and a second end, a wall surface disposed between the first end and the second end, and a lumen extending longitudinally through the tubular structure from the first end to the second end;
cutting a pattern in the wall surface of the tubular structure, the pattern adapted to allow radial expansion or radial contraction of the tubular structure; and
cutting an opening in the wall surface that extends from the first end to the second end of the tubular structure, the opening defining a first edge and a second edge, each extending from the first end to the second end of the tubular structure on either side of the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of forming a stent, comprising:
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providing a tubular member having a first end and a second end, a wall surface disposed between the first end and the second end, and a lumen extending longitudinally through the tubular member from the first end to the second end;
cutting a pattern in the wall surface of the tubular member to form a tubular structure, the pattern adapted to allow radial expansion or radial contraction of the tubular structure;
wherein the tubular structure includes an opening defining a first edge and a second edge extending from the first end to the second end of the tubular member;
wherein the tubular structure further includes a connector extending from the first edge into the opening; and
expanding the tubular structure. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A tubular structure having a pattern provided therein, the pattern adapted to allow radial expansion or contraction of the tubular structure;
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the tubular structure having a first end and a second end with a circumferential wall disposed between the first end and the second end and a lumen extending therethrough;
the tubular structure having an opening in the wall extending from the first end to the second end of the tubular structure, the opening defining a first wall edge and a second wall edge extending from the first end to the second end of the tubular structure; and
a connector extending into the opening from the first edge toward the second edge. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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