Z-STENT WITH INCORPORATED BARBS
First Claim
1. A stent, comprising:
- at least two individual stent units,each stent unit comprising, as a monolithic structure;
a first strut,a second strut,and a third strut,a first apex adjoining the first and second struts,a second apex adjoining the second and third struts, where the second apex is disposed in a direction generally opposite the first apex; and
an attachment mechanism at an end of at least the first strut; and
where the first strut of each monolithic stent unit is joined at an attachment point to the third strut of an adjacent monolithic stent unit; and
where the attachment mechanism is bent to form an angle relative to the attachment point.
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Abstract
A stent constructed from at least two individual monolithic stent units is provided. The stent includes at least two individual stent units. Each individual stent unit has, as a monolithic structure, a first strut, a second strut, and a third strut. A first apex adjoins the first and second struts, and a second apex adjoining the second and third struts, where the second apex is disposed in a direction generally opposite the first apex. The monolithic stent unit includes an attachment mechanism at the end of at least the first strut. The first strut of each monolithic stent unit is joined at an attachment point to the third strut of an adjacent monolithic stent unit. The attachment mechanism is bent to form an angle relative to the attachment point. A method of manufacturing the same stent also is provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A stent, comprising:
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at least two individual stent units, each stent unit comprising, as a monolithic structure; a first strut, a second strut, and a third strut, a first apex adjoining the first and second struts, a second apex adjoining the second and third struts, where the second apex is disposed in a direction generally opposite the first apex; and an attachment mechanism at an end of at least the first strut; and where the first strut of each monolithic stent unit is joined at an attachment point to the third strut of an adjacent monolithic stent unit; and where the attachment mechanism is bent to form an angle relative to the attachment point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A stent, comprising:
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a series of at least two individual stent units including a first stent unit and a last stent unit in the series of stent units, each stent unit comprising as a monolithic structure; a first strut, a second strut, and a third strut, a first apex adjoining the first and second struts, a second apex adjoining the second and third struts, where the second apex is disposed in a direction generally opposite the first apex; and an attachment mechanism at an end of the first strut; where the first strut of each monolithic stent unit is joined at an attachment point to the third strut of an adjacent monolithic stent unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of forming a stent from a series of separate and individual monolithic stent units comprising:
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providing at least two individual monolithic stent units; bending each of the monolithic stent units to form a configuration having three struts, a first strut, a second strut, and a third strut, where a first apex adjoins the first and second struts and a second apex adjoins the second and third struts, where the second apex is disposed in a direction generally opposite the first apex; attaching a portion of the first strut of each monolithic stent unit to the third strut of an adjacent monolithic stent unit to join with the adjacent monolithic stent unit to form an attachment mechanism; bending each attachment mechanism to form an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the second strut. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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