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DIFFERENTIAL DILATION STENT AND METHOD OF USE

  • US 20160175087A1
  • Filed: 02/25/2016
  • Published: 06/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent configured for insertion in a human blood vessel, the stent comprising:

  • a bent wire formed into a cylindrical body comprising a plurality of serpentine rings including a terminal ring at one end of the body and an adjacent ring inward from the terminal ring, wherein each serpentine ring comprises a plurality of axial struts, wherein circumferentially adjacent axial struts are joined by arcuate joints and wherein each serpentine ring has an inside surface, an outside surface, a proximal end, and a distal end, and wherein at least some of the axially adjacent serpentine rings other than the terminal ring and inward ring maintain a longitudinal gap between ends of adjacent arcuate joints.

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