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Stent

  • US 6,663,663 B2
  • Filed: 05/14/2001
  • Issued: 12/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stent comprising:

  • a first turn formed by a wire having a predetermined length, the wire being bent in a zig-zag shape having plural first straight sections interconnected by plural valleys and peaks to define a cylindrical shape;

    an adjacent first turn formed in a zig-zag shape having plural second straight sections interconnected by plural peaks and valleys, wherein the peaks are interlocked with the corresponding valleys of the first turn;

    a first intersection turn formed in a zig-zag shape having plural third straight sections interconnected by plural valleys and peaks to define a cylindrical shape, the third straight sections intersecting the corresponding first straight sections of the first turn; and

    an adjacent first intersection turn formed in a zig-zag shape having plural fourth straight sections interconnected by plural peaks and valleys, wherein the peaks are interlocked with the corresponding valleys of the first intersection turn the fourth straight sections intersecting the corresponding second straight sections of the adjacent first turn.

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