Stent Configurations
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Abstract
Improved stent configurations exhibiting limited recoil, resistance to compression and improved longitudinal flexibility are disclosed. The stent comprised of a plurality of annular elements aligned to form a cylindrical stent body. The annular elements are comprised of a plurality of open, generally boomerang-shaped segments interconnected top-to-bottom around each of the annular elements. Adjacent annular elements are interconnected by interconnecting element.
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36 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A stent comprising:
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an expandable framework defining a plurality of cells, said framework comprising a plurality of adjacent annular elements connected by interconnecting elements, each annular element comprising a plurality of closed segments, each closed segment defining a V-shaped cell; the V-shaped cells of a first annular element oriented in a first direction, the V-shaped cells of a second annular element oriented in a second direction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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