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Stent fabrication method

  • US 5,922,005 A
  • Filed: 08/21/1998
  • Issued: 07/13/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of fabricating a stent comprising the steps of:

  • a) cutting a plurality of stent patterns into a flat piece of metal sheet, each of said patterns having a first long side and a second long side, said first long side provided with a plurality of pairs of engagement troughs, said second long side provided with a plurality of pairs of engagement protrusions, said plurality of pairs of engagement troughs and said plurality of pairs of engagement protrusions disposed substantially opposite each other, each of said plurality of pairs of said engagement troughs comprising a first engagement trough and a second engagement trough, said first and second engagement troughs sized and disposed to receive and engage said engagement protrusions when said pattern are deformed and rolled into a tubular shape, each pair of said engagement troughs provided with a bridge disposed between said first engagement trough and said second engagement trough;

    b) providing said flat metal sheet with a plurality of alignment apertures;

    c) deforming said patterns into a tubular shape so that said pairs of engagement troughs engage said pairs of engagement protrusions;

    d) cutting said bridge; and

    e) attaching each of said engagement troughs to each of said engagement protrusions with which it is engaged, to form said stent.

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