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Coiled sheet stent having helical articulation and methods of use

  • US 5,824,052 A
  • Filed: 03/18/1997
  • Issued: 10/20/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stent for supporting a body lumen, the stent comprising:

  • resilient first and second coiled sheet portions, each of the first and second coiled sheet portions being concentrically coiled;

    a helical articulation joining the first and second coiled sheet portions;

    wherein the stent has a first diameter suitable for transluminal delivery when in a contracted state and a second larger diameter when deployed.

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