FLEXIBLE AND EXPANDABLE STENT
First Claim
1. A stent comprising a first undulating band having alternating peaks and troughs, a second undulating band having alternating peaks and troughs, a first substantially longitudinal connector extending between the first and second undulating bands and a second very short connector extending between the first and second undulating bands, the first connector substantially longer than the second very short connector.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a stent may be provided comprising a first undulating band having alternating peaks and troughs, a second undulating band having alternating peaks and troughs, a first substantially longitudinal connector extending between the first and second undulating bands and a second very short connector extending between the first and second undulating bands, the first connector substantially longer than the second very short connector.
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21 Claims
- 1. A stent comprising a first undulating band having alternating peaks and troughs, a second undulating band having alternating peaks and troughs, a first substantially longitudinal connector extending between the first and second undulating bands and a second very short connector extending between the first and second undulating bands, the first connector substantially longer than the second very short connector.
- 6. A stent having a plurality of undulating bands, some of the undulating bands interconnected by one or more first longitudinal connectors and by one or more very short connectors, the very short connectors being shorter than the first longitudinal connectors, others of the undulating bands interconnected only by first longitudinal connectors.
- 16. A stent having a plurality of undulating bands including first undulating bands of a first wavelength and second undulating bands of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, first and second undulating bands which are adjacent one another connected via a plurality of longitudinal connectors, some, but not all first and second bands which are adjacent one another further connected to one another by second connectors which are shorter than the longitudinal connectors.
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