Articulated stent
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1. An articulated stent, comprising:
- (a) at least two substantially rigid segments having, upon expansion, a plurality of connected cells each having apices, each of said rigid segments presenting a substantially cylindrical structure; and
(b) a flexible connector, comprising a plurality of flexible links, disposed between the substantially rigid segments, each of the links connecting apices of adjacent cells on adjacent rigid segments, each of the links, when viewed laterally, having at least a first portion and a second portion and an area of inflection disposed between the first portion and the second portion.
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An articulated stent for delivering through a bodily conduit, for example, a peripheral or coronary artery, which has one or more curved portions and for implantation therein. The articulated stent includes at least two substantially rigid segments and a flexible connector for connecting adjacent segments. The connector assumes a cylindrical configuration when relaxed and a differentially stretched and compressed curved configuration when flexed.
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1. An articulated stent, comprising:
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(a) at least two substantially rigid segments having, upon expansion, a plurality of connected cells each having apices, each of said rigid segments presenting a substantially cylindrical structure; and
(b) a flexible connector, comprising a plurality of flexible links, disposed between the substantially rigid segments, each of the links connecting apices of adjacent cells on adjacent rigid segments, each of the links, when viewed laterally, having at least a first portion and a second portion and an area of inflection disposed between the first portion and the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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