BIFURCATED STENT

• US 20070225796A1
• Filed: 05/23/2007
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Williams, Eric, Meyer, Michael, Yadin, Amnon, Broome, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,007,528 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 623/1.160
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/856 Single tubular stent with a side portal passage
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/91 made from perforated sheet material or tubes, e.g. perforated by laser cuts or etched holes
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/915 with bands having a meander structure, adjacent bands being connected to each other
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/954 for placing stents or stent-grafts in a bifurcation
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/958 Inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30014 differing in elasticity, stiffness or compressibility
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30125 elliptical or oval
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30327 differing in diameter
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/821 Ostial stents
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/91508 the meander having a difference in amplitude along the band
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/91516 the meander having a change in frequency along the band
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/91525 within the whole structure different bands showing different meander characteristics, e.g. frequency or amplitude
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/91533 characterised by the phase between adjacent bands
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/91558 connected peak to peak
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/91566 connected trough to trough
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/91583 by a bridge, whereby at least one of its ends is connected along the length of a strut between two consecutive apices within a band
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2230/0008 elliptical or oval
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0018 differing in elasticity, stiffness or compressibility
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0039 differing in diameter

Abstract

In at least one embodiment, a stent comprises a plurality of interconnected framework members defining a plurality of cells. A portion of the interconnected framework members comprise a side branch structure defining an inner side branch cell that is shaped differently from other cells of the stent. The side branch structure comprises a serpentine ring that extends around the inner side branch cell. The serpentine ring comprises alternating struts and turns. The turns comprise alternating inner turns and outer turns, and the inner turns comprise alternating first inner turns and second inner turns. The second inner turns are located farther away from a side branch center point than the first inner turns.

Claims

1. A stent comprising:

a plurality of interconnected framework members defining a plurality of cells, a portion of the interconnected framework members comprising a side branch structure defining an inner side branch cell, the inner side branch cell being shaped differently than other cells of the stent;

the side branch structure comprising a serpentine ring extending around the inner side branch cell, the serpentine ring comprising alternating struts and turns, the turns comprising alternating inner turns and outer turns, the inner turns comprising alternating first inner turns and second inner turns;

wherein the second inner turns are located farther away from a side branch center point than the first inner turns.

2. The stent of claim 1, wherein the first inner turns are equally distributed around a first reference circle centered upon the side branch center point.

3. The stent of claim 2, wherein the second inner turns are equally distributed around a second reference circle centered upon the side branch center point.

4. The stent of claim 1, wherein the first inner turns and the second inner turns are collectively equally distributed around the side branch center point.

5. The stent of claim 1, wherein an arc length of a first inner turn is equal to or greater than an arc length of a second inner turn.

6. The stent of claim 1, the struts comprising first struts and second struts, the first struts being longer than the second struts.

7. The stent of claim 6, wherein the struts of the serpentine ring form a repeating pattern of two adjacent first struts and two adjacent second struts.

8. The stent of claim 1, further comprising a support ring that extends continuously around the side branch structure.

9. The stent of claim 8, wherein each portion of the support ring comprises a strut width that is greater than the width of struts of the side branch structure.

10. The stent of claim 8, the support ring comprising a plurality of struts oriented in a stent longitudinal direction.

11. The stent of claim 1, wherein said serpentine ring comprises an inner serpentine ring, the side branch structure further comprising an outer serpentine ring, the outer serpentine ring comprising alternating struts and turns, the outer serpentine ring having more struts and more turns than the inner serpentine ring.

12. The stent of claim 11, the side branch structure further comprising a plurality of connectors, each connector connecting between a first inner turn of the inner serpentine ring and an inner turn of the outer serpentine ring.

13. The stent of claim 12, wherein each connector is oriented in a side branch radial direction.

14. The stent of claim 12, wherein the struts of the inner serpentine ring that are located on either side of a connector are parallel to the connector.

15. A stent comprising:

a plurality of interconnected framework members defining a plurality of cells, a portion of the interconnected framework members comprising a side branch structure defining an inner side branch cell, the inner side branch cell being shaped differently than other cells of the stent;

the side branch structure comprising a serpentine ring extending around the inner side branch cell, the serpentine ring comprising alternating struts and turns, the struts comprising longer struts and shorter struts, the serpentine ring comprising a repeating pattern of two adjacent longer struts and two adjacent shorter struts.

16. The stent of claim 15, the turns of the serpentine ring comprising alternating inner turns and outer turns, the inner turns comprising alternating first inner turns and second inner turns, the second inner turns located farther away from a side branch center point than the first inner turns.

17. The stent of claim 16, wherein the first inner turns connect between two longer struts.

18. The stent of claim 16, wherein the second inner turns connect between two shorter struts.

19. The stent of claim 15, wherein adjacent longer struts are parallel to one another.

20. A stent comprising:

a plurality of interconnected framework members defining a plurality of cells, a portion of the interconnected framework members comprising a side branch structure defining an inner side branch cell, the inner side branch cell being shaped differently than other cells of the stent;

the side branch structure comprising a serpentine ring extending around the inner side branch cell and a plurality of connectors, each connector connected at one end to the serpentine ring and connected at the other end to another part of the stent, the serpentine ring comprising alternating struts and turns;

wherein the first two struts of the serpentine ring located on one side of a connector are parallel to the connector.