Stent with variable crimping diameter
First Claim
1. A stent, the stent comprising a proximal section, a middle section, a distal section, a first rotational link, and a second rotational link, each section having a reduced diameter, the reduced diameter of the middle section being greater than the reduced diameter of both the distal section and the proximal section, the first rotational link extending substantially about the entire circumference of the stent and engaging the middle section to the proximal section, the first rotational link engaged to each section at only one location, and the second rotational link extending substantially about the entire circumference of the stent and engaging the middle section to the distal section, the second rotational link engaged to each section at only one location.
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Abstract
A stent that has a middle section is that is engaged to the proximal section and the distal section by rotational links which extend about the circumference of the stent. The reduced diameters of the proximal section and the distal section are smaller than the reduced diameter of the middle section.
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24 Claims
- 1. A stent, the stent comprising a proximal section, a middle section, a distal section, a first rotational link, and a second rotational link, each section having a reduced diameter, the reduced diameter of the middle section being greater than the reduced diameter of both the distal section and the proximal section, the first rotational link extending substantially about the entire circumference of the stent and engaging the middle section to the proximal section, the first rotational link engaged to each section at only one location, and the second rotational link extending substantially about the entire circumference of the stent and engaging the middle section to the distal section, the second rotational link engaged to each section at only one location.
- 18. A system, the system comprising a stent, the stent comprising a proximal section, a middle section, a distal section, a first rotational link, and a second rotational link, each section having a reduced diameter, the reduced diameter of the middle section being greater than the reduced diameter of either the distal section and proximal section, the first rotational link extending substantially about the entire circumference of the stent and engaging the middle section to the proximal section, the first rotational link engaged to each section at only one location, and the second rotational link extending substantially about the entire circumference of the stent and engaging the middle section to the distal section, the second rotational link engaged to each section at only one location, the system further comprising a balloon, the reduced diameters of the proximal section and the distal section causing the stent to engage the balloon, and the first and second rotational links allowing the middle section to rotate about the balloon.
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