ALTERNATING CIRCUMFERENTIAL BRIDGE STENT DESIGN AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
First Claim
1. A stent comprising:
- a first section and a second section aligned with the first section along a longitudinal axis of the stent, the first section and the second section each including;
a plurality of expandable modules, each expandable module including a plurality of strut elements that join together at a plurality of apices; and
a plurality of bridging modules, each bridging module including bridging elements that connect an apex of a first module with an apex of a second module;
wherein the first section is more flexible along the longitudinal axis than the second section and is configured to be placed in a specific region of a vessel that requires flexibility to accommodate surrounding anatomy.
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Abstract
A stent includes a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section each include a plurality of expandable modules and a plurality of bridging modules. Each expandable module includes a plurality of strut elements that join together at a plurality of apices, and each bridging module includes bridging elements that connect an apex of a first module with an apex of a second module. In some aspects, the first section is more flexible along the longitudinal axis of the stent than the second section and is configured to be placed in a specific region of a vessel that requires flexibility to accommodate surrounding anatomy. In some aspects, the first section is more radially stiff than the second section and is configured to be placed in a specific region of the vessel that requires radial stiffness to counteract crushing force caused by surrounding anatomy.
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20 Claims
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1. A stent comprising:
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a first section and a second section aligned with the first section along a longitudinal axis of the stent, the first section and the second section each including; a plurality of expandable modules, each expandable module including a plurality of strut elements that join together at a plurality of apices; and a plurality of bridging modules, each bridging module including bridging elements that connect an apex of a first module with an apex of a second module; wherein the first section is more flexible along the longitudinal axis than the second section and is configured to be placed in a specific region of a vessel that requires flexibility to accommodate surrounding anatomy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of inserting a stent, comprising:
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inserting a stent into a vessel, the stent comprising a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is more flexible along a longitudinal axis of the stent than the second section, the first section and the second section each including; a plurality of expandable modules, each expandable module including a plurality of strut elements that join together at a plurality of apices; and a plurality of bridging modules, each bridging module including bridging elements that connect an apex of a first module with an apex of a second module; and aligning the first section with a specific region of the vessel that requires flexibility to accommodate surrounding anatomy. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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