Stent
First Claim
1. A stent comprising:
- a stent body expandable between an un-deployed orientation and a deployed orientation;
the stent body having cell defining portions with opposing surfaces defining an open cell bounded by the cell defining portions, the cell having a major axis and a minor axis;
the cell defining portions including first and second longitudinal segments each of which includes;
a. a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the cell major axis, the longitudinal axes being positioned on opposite sides of the cell major axis; and
b. an undulating pattern that defines a plurality of peaks and valleys spaced outwardly and inwardly, respectively, from the longitudinal axes;
the first and second longitudinal segments being interconnected at opposite ends thereof;
the stent body further including first and second longitudinal connection locations at interconnection points of the interconnected first and second longitudinal segments for connection of the cell to first and second longitudinally adjacent cells, respectively, and first and second transverse connection locations on the first and second longitudinal segments, respectively, for connection of the cell to first and second transversely adjacent cells, respectively;
the cell defining portions being symmetrical about both the major axis and the minor axis;
the first and second longitudinal connection locations being positioned on the major axis, and the first and second transverse connection locations being positioned on the minor axis;
the longitudinal and transverse connection locations each having a transverse width Wc that is at most equal to as a common width W of each of the longitudinal segments; and
the longitudinal and transverse connection locations each having a longitudinal length Lc that is greater than two times as long as the common width W of each of the longitudinal segments.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an intraluminal stent including a reticulated tube having an un-deployed diameter and expandable to an enlarged diameter. When the tube is at the un-deployed diameter, the tube has cell-defining portions with opposing surfaces defining an open cell bounded by the cell-defining portions. The cell has a major axis and a minor axis. The cell-defining portions include first and second longitudinal segments each having a longitudinal axis extending parallel to and positioned on opposite sides of the cell major axis. The longitudinal segments have an undulating pattern to define a plurality of peaks and valleys spaced outwardly and inwardly, respectively, from the longitudinal axes. The first and second longitudinal segments are interconnected at opposite ends.
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16 Claims
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1. A stent comprising:
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a stent body expandable between an un-deployed orientation and a deployed orientation; the stent body having cell defining portions with opposing surfaces defining an open cell bounded by the cell defining portions, the cell having a major axis and a minor axis; the cell defining portions including first and second longitudinal segments each of which includes; a. a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the cell major axis, the longitudinal axes being positioned on opposite sides of the cell major axis; and b. an undulating pattern that defines a plurality of peaks and valleys spaced outwardly and inwardly, respectively, from the longitudinal axes; the first and second longitudinal segments being interconnected at opposite ends thereof; the stent body further including first and second longitudinal connection locations at interconnection points of the interconnected first and second longitudinal segments for connection of the cell to first and second longitudinally adjacent cells, respectively, and first and second transverse connection locations on the first and second longitudinal segments, respectively, for connection of the cell to first and second transversely adjacent cells, respectively; the cell defining portions being symmetrical about both the major axis and the minor axis; the first and second longitudinal connection locations being positioned on the major axis, and the first and second transverse connection locations being positioned on the minor axis; the longitudinal and transverse connection locations each having a transverse width Wc that is at most equal to as a common width W of each of the longitudinal segments; and the longitudinal and transverse connection locations each having a longitudinal length Lc that is greater than two times as long as the common width W of each of the longitudinal segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A stent comprising:
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a stent body expandable between an un-deployed orientation and a deployed orientation; the stent body having cell defining portions with opposing surfaces defining an open cell bounded by the cell defining portions, the cell having a major axis and a minor axis; the cell defining portions including first and second longitudinal segments each of which includes; a. a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the cell major axis, the longitudinal axes being positioned on opposite sides of the cell major axis; and b. an undulating pattern that defines a plurality of peaks and valleys spaced outwardly and inwardly, respectively, from the longitudinal axes, the plurality of peaks including a central peak positioned at the minor axis and longitudinally adjacent peaks positioned on opposite sides of the central peak, the undulating pattern of the cell including sets of substantially parallel portions that interconnect the peaks and valleys and are generally perpendicular with respect to the cell major axis, the sets of substantially parallel portions corresponding to the central peak being longer than the sets of substantially parallel portions corresponding to the longitudinally adjacent peaks; the first and second longitudinal segments being interconnected at opposite ends thereof; the stent body further including first and second longitudinal connection locations at interconnection points of the interconnected first and second longitudinal segments for connection of the cell to first and second longitudinally adjacent cells, respectively, and first and second transverse connection locations on the first and second longitudinal segments, respectively, for connection of the cell to first and second transversely adjacent cells, respectively; the cell defining portions being symmetrical about both the major axis and the minor axis; the first and second longitudinal connection locations being positioned on the major axis, and the first and second transverse connection locations being positioned on the minor axis; and
the transverse connection locations being formed at the central peaks of the undulating patterns, the central peaks being connected directly to central peaks of the first and second transversely adjacent cells such that no intermediate connection members are provided between the interconnected central peaks. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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