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Stent having variable properties and method of its use

  • US 7,060,091 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2003
  • Issued: 06/13/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stent comprising a plurality of serpentine bands including a first serpentine band and a second serpentine band, each serpentine band having peaks and valleys, the first serpentine band and the second serpentine band having an equal number of peaks and an equal number of valleys, the first serpentine band spanning a greater length in a stent axial direction than the second serpentine band, serpentine bands which are adjacent to another connected one to the other via a plurality of connections, the stent having a first end region, a second end region and a middle region disposed therebetween, wherein the length of the connections between adjacent serpentine bands decreases from the first end region to the middle region.

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