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Tubular stent consists of horizontal expansion struts and contralaterally attached diagonal-connectors

  • US 6,113,627 A
  • Filed: 02/01/1999
  • Issued: 09/05/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A circumferentially connected stent in a non-expanded state with a longitudinal axis, comprising:

  • a plurality of expansion struts forming a first expansion column, the first expansion column including a first expansion strut, a second expansion strut and a first joining strut coupling a distal end of the first expansion strut to a distal end of the second expansion strut, the first expansion strut having a stepped distal portion and the second expansion strut having a stepped proximal portion;

    a plurality of expansion struts defining a second expansion column, the second expansion column including a first expansion strut, a second expansion strut and a first joining strut coupling a distal end of the first expansion strut to a distal end of the second expansion strut, the first expansion strut having a stepped proximal portion and the second expansion strut having a stepped distal portion; and

    a first serial connecting strut column formed of a plurality of serial connecting struts and including a first serial connecting strut, the first serial connecting strut column coupling the first expansion column to the second expansion column.

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