Stent
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1. A stent having longitudinal and peripheral directions comprising:
- at least one fist tubular portion; and
at least one second tubular portion;
wherein each said first and second tubular portion comprises;
a plurality of cells arranged in adjacent relationship in the peripheral direction;
wherein the plurality of cells comprises two meander bars that are mutually facing closed bars that extend in a substantially sinusoidal meander configuration in the peripheral direction, the two meander bars joined by a plurality of single bar connectors extending substantially in the longitudinal direction;
each of the meander bars comprising a plurality of first arcuate portions and second arcuate portions, with the first and second arcuate portions joined in alternating fashion, with each second arcuate portion longer in the longitudinal direction than the first arcuate portions; and
at least one double bar connector connecting cells of each first tubular portion to cells of a longitudinally-adjacent second tubular portion.
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Abstract
A stent, in particular a coronary stent, has at least one first tubular portion, and at least one second tubular portion. The first and second tubular portions are connected together by at least one first connecting means. The stent is distinguished in that the at least one first connecting means is in the form of a double bar.
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15 Claims
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1. A stent having longitudinal and peripheral directions comprising:
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at least one fist tubular portion; and
at least one second tubular portion;
wherein each said first and second tubular portion comprises;
a plurality of cells arranged in adjacent relationship in the peripheral direction;
wherein the plurality of cells comprises two meander bars that are mutually facing closed bars that extend in a substantially sinusoidal meander configuration in the peripheral direction, the two meander bars joined by a plurality of single bar connectors extending substantially in the longitudinal direction;
each of the meander bars comprising a plurality of first arcuate portions and second arcuate portions, with the first and second arcuate portions joined in alternating fashion, with each second arcuate portion longer in the longitudinal direction than the first arcuate portions; and
at least one double bar connector connecting cells of each first tubular portion to cells of a longitudinally-adjacent second tubular portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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