Methods for the manufacture of radially expansible stents
First Claim
1. A method for fabricating a cylindrical stent, said method comprising:
- providing a planar network of interconnected elements comprising an annular lattice; and
reforming the planar network into a cylindrical wall.
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Abstract
Methods and articles for fabricating expansive stents having generally cylindrical configurations with a pattern therein include interconnecting portions from a generally planar sheet of material with a central portion. A pattern is formed in the sheet of material around said central portion corresponding to said pattern having interconnecting portions. The pattern has a generally circular outer margin. The pattern is separated from the sheet of material and causes relative movement between the central portion of the pattern and the outer circular margin in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the central portion. The pattern is transformed from one sheet form into one in cylindrical form to provide an expansible stent having a generally cylindrical configuration.
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114 Claims
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1. A method for fabricating a cylindrical stent, said method comprising:
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providing a planar network of interconnected elements comprising an annular lattice; and reforming the planar network into a cylindrical wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for fabricating a cylindrical stent, said method comprising;
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providing an annular lattice of interconnected elements, said lattice being eversible; and everting the annular lattice to form a cylindrical wall of the cylindrical stent, wherein the resulting everted structure is radially expansible. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for fabricating a cylindrical stent, said method comprising:
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providing an eversible structure which has been patterned in a planar sheet of material, said eversible structure comprising a central portion and an outer margin; and everting the eversible structure to form a cylindrical wall of the cylindrical stent, wherein the everting step comprises relative movement between the central portion and the outer margin and wherein the resulting cylindrical wall is radially expansible. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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- 77. A method for making an expansible stent having a generally cylindrical configuration with a pattern therein having interconnecting portions from a generally planar sheet of material having a central portion comprising forming around said central portion a pattern in the sheet of material corresponding to said pattern having interconnecting portions, the pattern having a generally circular outer margin, separating the pattern from the sheet of material and causing relative movement between the central portion of the pattern and the outer circular margin in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the central portion to transform the pattern from one in sheet form into one in cylindrical form to provide the expansible stent having a generally cylindrical configuration.
- 86. A method for making an expansible stent having a generally cylindrical configuration from a sheet of material, said method comprising forming a cylindrical cup having a bottom from the sheet of material, severing the bottom from the cylindrical cup and severing the cup from the sheet.
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90. A method for fabricating a cylindrical stent, said method comprising:
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providing a planar network of interconnected elements having a central portion and an outer margin; and everting the planar network into a cylindrical wall by moving the central portion relative to the outer margin. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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