Intravascular stent
First Claim
1. A stent in a non-expanded state, comprising:
- a first expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a joining strut of the first expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts at a distal end of the first expansion strut pair, a plurality of the first expansion strut pair forming a first expansion column;
a second expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a joining strut of the second expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts of the second expansion strut pair at a proximal end of the second expansion strut pair, a plurality of the second expansion strut pair forming a second expansion column;
a first connecting strut including a first connecting strut proximal section and a first connecting strut distal section, the first connecting strut proximal section being coupled to the distal end of the first expansion strut pair in the first expansion column and the first connecting strut distal section being coupled to the proximal end of the second expansion strut pair of the second expansion column, a plurality of the first connecting strut forming a first connecting strut column that couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column;
a third expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a third joining strut of the third expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts at a proximal end of the third expansion strut pair, a plurality of the third expansion strut pair forming a third expansion column;
a second connecting strut including a second connecting strut proximal section and a second connecting strut distal section, the second connecting strut proximal section being coupled to the distal end of the second expansion strut pair in the second expansion column, the second connecting strut distal section being coupled to the proximal end of the third expansion strut pair of the third expansion column, a plurality of the second connecting strut forming a second connecting strut column that couples the second expansion column to the third expansion column; and
wherein the first expansion strut of the first expansion strut pair in the first expansion column has a longitudinal axis offset from a longitudinal axis of the first expansion strut of the second expansion strut pair in the second expansion column.
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Abstract
A stent in a non-expanded state has a first expansion strut that includes a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut. A joining strut of the first expansion strut pair couples the first and second expansion struts at a distal end of the first expansion strut pair. A plurality of the first expansion strut pair form a first expansion column. A second expansion strut pair includes a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut. A joining strut of the second expansion strut pair couples the first and second expansion struts of the second expansion strut pair at a proximal end of the second expansion strut pair. A plurality of the second expansion strut pair form a second expansion column. A first connecting strut includes a first connecting strut proximal section and a first connecting strut distal section. The first connecting strut proximal section is coupled to the distal end of the first expansion strut pair in the first expansion column.
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80 Claims
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1. A stent in a non-expanded state, comprising:
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a first expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a joining strut of the first expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts at a distal end of the first expansion strut pair, a plurality of the first expansion strut pair forming a first expansion column; a second expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a joining strut of the second expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts of the second expansion strut pair at a proximal end of the second expansion strut pair, a plurality of the second expansion strut pair forming a second expansion column; a first connecting strut including a first connecting strut proximal section and a first connecting strut distal section, the first connecting strut proximal section being coupled to the distal end of the first expansion strut pair in the first expansion column and the first connecting strut distal section being coupled to the proximal end of the second expansion strut pair of the second expansion column, a plurality of the first connecting strut forming a first connecting strut column that couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column; a third expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a third joining strut of the third expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts at a proximal end of the third expansion strut pair, a plurality of the third expansion strut pair forming a third expansion column; a second connecting strut including a second connecting strut proximal section and a second connecting strut distal section, the second connecting strut proximal section being coupled to the distal end of the second expansion strut pair in the second expansion column, the second connecting strut distal section being coupled to the proximal end of the third expansion strut pair of the third expansion column, a plurality of the second connecting strut forming a second connecting strut column that couples the second expansion column to the third expansion column; and wherein the first expansion strut of the first expansion strut pair in the first expansion column has a longitudinal axis offset from a longitudinal axis of the first expansion strut of the second expansion strut pair in the second expansion column. - 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, 25, 26, 47, 48, 49, 50, 75, 76)
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27. A stent in a non-expanded state, comprising:
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a first expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a joining strut of the first expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts at a distal end of the first expansion strut pair, a plurality of the first expansion strut pair forming a first expansion column; a second expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a joining strut of the second expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts of the second expansion strut pair at a proximal end of the second expansion strut pair, a plurality of the second expansion strut pair forming a second expansion column; a first connecting strut including a first connecting strut proximal head section and a first connecting strut distal tail section, the head section being coupled to the distal end of the first expansion strut pair of the first expansion column and the tail section being coupled to the proximal end of the second expansion strut pair of the second expansion column, a plurality of the first connecting strut forming a first connecting strut column that couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column, wherein the first connecting strut tail section extends in a first lateral direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the first connecting strut head section to form a first slant angle extending in a first circumferential direction; a third expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a third joining strut of the third expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts at a proximal end of the third expansion strut pair, a plurality of the third expansion strut pair forming a third expansion column; a second connecting strut including a proximal head section and a distal tail section, the head section being coupled to the distal end of the second expansion strut pair in the second expansion column and the tail section being coupled to the proximal end of the third expansion strut pair of the third expansion column, a plurality of the second connecting strut forming a second connecting strut column that couples the second expansion column to the third expansion column, wherein the tail section extends in a second lateral direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the head section to form a second slant angle extending in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction of the first slant angle; and wherein the first expansion strut of the first expansion strut pair in the first expansion column has a longitudinal axis that is parallel to and offset from a longitudinal axis of the first expansion strut of the second expansion strut pair in the second expansion column. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 73, 74, 77, 78)
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51. A stent in a non-expanded state, comprising:
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a first expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a joining strut of the first expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts at a distal end of the first expansion strut pair, a plurality of the first expansion strut pair forming a first expansion column; a second expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a joining strut of the second expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts of the second expansion strut pair at a proximal end of the second expansion strut pair, a plurality of the second expansion strut pair forming a second expansion column; a first connecting strut including a first connecting strut proximal head section and a first connecting strut distal tail section, the head section being coupled to the distal end of the first expansion strut pair in the first expansion column and the tail section being coupled to the proximal end of the second expansion strut pair of the second expansion column, a plurality of the first connecting strut forming a first connecting strut column that couples the first expansion column to the second expansion column, the tail section extending in a first lateral direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the head section to form a first slant angle extending in a first circumferential direction; a third expansion strut pair including a first expansion strut positioned adjacent to a second expansion strut and a third joining strut of the third expansion strut pair that couples the first and second expansion struts at a proximal end of the third expansion strut pair, a plurality of the third expansion strut pair forming a third expansion column, the first expansion strut of the first expansion strut pair in the first expansion column having a longitudinal axis that is parallel to and offset from a longitudinal axis of the first expansion strut of the second expansion strut pair in the second expansion column, and the second expansion strut of the third expansion strut pair in the third expansion column has a longitudinal axis that is parallel to and offset from a longitudinal axis of first expansion strut of the second expansion strut pair of the second expansion column, a plurality of the third expansion strut pair forming a third expansion column; a second connecting strut including a proximal head section and a distal tail section, the head section being coupled to the distal end of the second expansion strut pair in the second expansion column and the tail section being coupled to the proximal end of the third expansion strut pair of the third expansion column, a plurality of the second connecting strut forming a second connecting strut column that couples the second expansion column to the third expansion column, wherein the tail section extends in a second lateral direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the head section to form a second slant angle extending in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction of the first slant angle; and wherein a ratio of a number of expansion struts to a number of connecting struts is selected to provide a sufficient stent flexibility to permit introduction of the stent through a selected blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 79, 80)
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