Hybrid stent having a fiber or wire backbone
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1. A stent for implantation in a vessel, comprising:
- a plurality of stent sections; and
at least one polymer fiber material interconnecting said sections in an initially unitary stent structure.
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Abstract
A stent is provided with a series of short pieces or sections connected together by at least one polymer fiber or wire. The polymer fiber or wire can be biodegradable or durable. The fiber polymers may also contain beads, blobs and bulges in the fibers. The stent sections are designed to separate or articulate with time as the body lumen moves in response to biological and physiological events.
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49 Claims
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1. A stent for implantation in a vessel, comprising:
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a plurality of stent sections; and
at least one polymer fiber material interconnecting said sections in an initially unitary stent structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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17. A stent for implantation in a vessel, comprising:
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a plurality of individual pieces coupled by polymer fibers; and
said polymer fibers adapted to permit said plurality of pieces to separate from each other in a controlled manner in response to physiological conditions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30)
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18. A stent for implantation in a vessel, comprising:
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a plurality of individual pieces coupled by polymer fibers; and
said polymer fibers adapted to permit said plurality of pieces to move independent of each other in a controlled manner in response to physiological conditions. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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35. A stent for implantation in a vessel, comprising:
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a plurality of segments;
a plurality of polymer fibers for connecting adjacent said plurality of stent segments; and
said polymer fibers adapted to permit said adjacent stent segments to separate from each other in a controlled manner in response to physiological conditions placed on said stent. - View Dependent Claims (38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48)
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36. A stent for implantation in a vessel, comprising:
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a plurality of stent segments;
a plurality of polymer fibers for connecting adjacent said plurality of stent segments; and
said polymer fibers adapted to permit said adjacent stent segments to move independently to each other in a controlled manner in response to physiological conditions placed in the stent. - View Dependent Claims (37, 39, 47)
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49. A covering for a stent, comprising a durable polymeric material having fibers and beads, blobs or bulges containing a drug.
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