Extendible Stent Apparatus
First Claim
1. A stent, the stent comprising a plurality of first serpentine rings, each first serpentine ring comprising a plurality of first struts and a plurality of second struts, each first strut having a first length, each second strut having a second length, the second length being greater than the first length;
- each first serpentine ring further comprising a plurality of first turns and a plurality of second turns;
each first turn engaging two first struts and each second turn engaging two second struts.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns novel stent apparatuses for use in treating lesions at or near the bifurcation point in bifurcated cardiac, coronary, renal, peripheral vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, urinary and neurovascular vessels and brain vessels. More particularly, the invention concerns a stent apparatus with at least one side opening which may further comprise an extendable stent portion laterally extending from the side opening and at least partly in registry with the wall of the side opening. Devices constructed in accordance with the invention include, singularly or in combination, a main expandable stent comprising at least one substantially circular side opening located between its proximal and distal end openings, which side opening may further comprise an expandable portion extending radially outward from the edges of the side opening; and a branch stent comprising proximal and distal end openings and which may further comprise a contacting portion at its proximal end, and which may optionally be constructed to form either a perpendicular branch or a non-perpendicular branch when inserted through a side opening of the main stent. The stents of the invention are marked with, or at least partially constructed of, a material which is imageable during intraluminal catheterization techniques, most preferably but not limited to ultrasound and x-ray.
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1. A stent, the stent comprising a plurality of first serpentine rings, each first serpentine ring comprising a plurality of first struts and a plurality of second struts, each first strut having a first length, each second strut having a second length, the second length being greater than the first length;
each first serpentine ring further comprising a plurality of first turns and a plurality of second turns;
each first turn engaging two first struts and each second turn engaging two second struts.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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