Stent, stent graft and stent valve
First Claim
1. A stent comprising:
- a) a plurality of star-shaped members, each including;
i) a plurality of outwardly directed points and an equal plurality of inwardly directed points;
ii) an open center;
iii) said outwardly directed points being bent and facing away from a plane defined by said inwardly directed points; and
b) said star-shaped members being connected together by identical or dissimilar shaped members to form a continuous stent.
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Abstract
A star-shaped stent and replacement valve or replacement graft for use in repairing damaged vascular organs: Two to eight star-shaped members are interconnected into a “chain”. Once this “chain” has been created through interconnection of the star-shaped members, a central opening through all of the interconnected star-shaped members receives a graft made of any suitable flexible and bio-compatible material. A catheter delivery system is used to deliver the stent with the graft to the desired site. The star-shaped stents are made by using a laser to cut out a plurality of flat star-shaped members with a plurality of outwardly and inwardly directed points. The outwardly directed points are bent so that they face away from a plane defined by the inwardly directed points and then a series of such stents are fastened together in a chain.
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26 Claims
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1. A stent comprising:
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a) a plurality of star-shaped members, each including;
i) a plurality of outwardly directed points and an equal plurality of inwardly directed points;
ii) an open center;
iii) said outwardly directed points being bent and facing away from a plane defined by said inwardly directed points; and
b) said star-shaped members being connected together by identical or dissimilar shaped members to form a continuous stent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of making a stent from a flat two-dimensional metal sheet including the steps of:
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a) forming a plurality of flat star-shaped members each including a plurality of outwardly directed points and an equal plurality of inwardly directed points and an open center;
b) bending said outwardly directed points so that they face away from a plane defined by said inwardly directed points;
c) fastening said star-shaped members together with an octagonal shaped member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A stent comprising:
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a) a plurality of star-shaped members, each including;
i) a plurality of at least three outwardly directed points and a like number of inwardly directed points;
ii) an open center;
iii) said outwardly directed points being bent and facing away from a plane defined by said inwardly directed points;
b) said star-shaped members being micro-welded together; and
c) a graft tubular body fastened to said star-shaped members. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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