Intravascular stent with non-parallel slots
First Claim
1. A stent in a non-expanded state, comprising:
- a first expansion column including a plurality of first expansion column slots formed of a plurality of first expansion struts, each of a first expansion strut being coupled to an adjacent first expansion strut by a substantially linear joining strut, the first expansion column slots having a longitudinal axis;
a second expansion column including a plurality of second expansion column slots formed of a plurality of second expansion struts, each of a second expansion strut being coupled to an adjacent second expansion strut by a substantially linear joining strut, the second expansion column slots having a longitudinal axis; and
a first connecting strut column formed of a plurality of first connecting struts, the first connecting strut column coupling the first expansion column to the second expansion column, wherein the first expansion column, the second expansion column and the first connecting strut column form a first tubular structure with a longitudinal axis, and the longitudinal axis of the first expansion column slots is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first tubular structure.
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Abstract
A stent in a non-expanded state includes a first expansion column having a plurality of first expansion column slots that are formed of a plurality of first expansion struts. Substantially each first column expansion slot has a longitudinal axis. A second expansion column has a plurality of second expansion column slots that are formed of a plurality of second expansion struts. Substantially each second expansion column strut has a longitudinal axis. A first connecting strut column is formed of a plurality of first connecting struts. The first connecting strut column couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column. The first expansion column, second expansion column and the first connecting strut column form a first tubular structure with a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis of the first expansion column slots is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first tubular structure.
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1. A stent in a non-expanded state, comprising:
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a first expansion column including a plurality of first expansion column slots formed of a plurality of first expansion struts, each of a first expansion strut being coupled to an adjacent first expansion strut by a substantially linear joining strut, the first expansion column slots having a longitudinal axis; a second expansion column including a plurality of second expansion column slots formed of a plurality of second expansion struts, each of a second expansion strut being coupled to an adjacent second expansion strut by a substantially linear joining strut, the second expansion column slots having a longitudinal axis; and a first connecting strut column formed of a plurality of first connecting struts, the first connecting strut column coupling the first expansion column to the second expansion column, wherein the first expansion column, the second expansion column and the first connecting strut column form a first tubular structure with a longitudinal axis, and the longitudinal axis of the first expansion column slots is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first tubular structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A slotted stent in a non-expanded state, comprising:
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a first expansion column including a plurality of parallel first expansion column slots formed of a plurality of first expansion struts, the first expansion column slots having a longitudinal axis; a second expansion column including a plurality of parallel second expansion column slots formed of a plurality of second, expansion struts, the second expansion column slots having a longitudinal axis; and a first connecting strut column formed of a plurality of first connecting struts, the first connecting strut column coupling the first expansion column to the second expansion column, wherein the first expansion column, the second expansion column and the first connecting strut column form a first tubular structure with a longitudinal axis and a plurality of closed geometric cells formed by adjacent first expansion struts, adjacent second expansion struts and adjacent first connecting struts, at least a portion of the plurality of closed geometric cells being asymmetrical closed geometric cells, the longitudinal axis of the first expansion column slots being non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first tubular structure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A stent assembly, comprising:
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a balloon; and an unexpanded stent mounted at an exterior of the balloon, the stent including a first expansion column including a plurality of first expansion column slots formed of a plurality of first expansion struts, the first expansion column slots having a longitudinal axis, each of a first expansion strut being coupled to an adjacent first expansion strut by a substantially linear joining strut; a second expansion column including a plurality of second expansion column slots formed of a plurality of second expansion struts, the second expansion column slots having a longitudinal axis each of a second expansion strut being coupled to an adjacent second expansion strut by a substantially linear joining strut; a first connecting strut column formed of a plurality of first connecting struts, the first connecting strut column coupling the first expansion column to the second expansion column, wherein the first expansion column, the second expansion column and the first connecting strut column form a first tubular structure with a longitudinal axis that is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first expansion column slots prior to the stent being mounted on the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification