Intralumenal stent device for use in body lumens of various diameters
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1. An intralumenal stent device, comprising:
- two or more elements aligned to form adjacent elements, each element having a similar pattern of undulations forming peaks and valleys, said pattern being formed from a repeating series includinga straight long segment directly connecting with a first peak turn, said first peak turn being defined by a single turn radius, said first peak turn directly connecting with a first, straight midsized segment, said first midsized segment connecting with a first valley turn, said first valley turn connecting with a short segment, said short segment connecting with a second peak turn, said second peak turn connecting with a second midsized segment, said second midsized segment connecting with a second valley turn, said second valley turn connecting with a long segment of a similar adjacent series,wherein either at least one first peak turn of a first element is connected to a first valley turn of an adjacent second element or at least one second peak turn of a first element is connected to a second valley turn of an adjacent second element,wherein said elements are connected directly to adjacent said elements.
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The present invention is an intralumenal stent device made up of two or more elements. Each element has undulations forming peaks and valleys and is formed from a repeating series including a long segment, a first midsized segment, a short segment, and a second midsized segment. These elements are aligned on a common axis and are connected directly to an adjacent element by a connection. The stent incorporates the advantages of having both long and short segments into a single element.
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1. An intralumenal stent device, comprising:
- two or more elements aligned to form adjacent elements, each element having a similar pattern of undulations forming peaks and valleys, said pattern being formed from a repeating series including
a straight long segment directly connecting with a first peak turn, said first peak turn being defined by a single turn radius, said first peak turn directly connecting with a first, straight midsized segment, said first midsized segment connecting with a first valley turn, said first valley turn connecting with a short segment, said short segment connecting with a second peak turn, said second peak turn connecting with a second midsized segment, said second midsized segment connecting with a second valley turn, said second valley turn connecting with a long segment of a similar adjacent series, wherein either at least one first peak turn of a first element is connected to a first valley turn of an adjacent second element or at least one second peak turn of a first element is connected to a second valley turn of an adjacent second element, wherein said elements are connected directly to adjacent said elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- two or more elements aligned to form adjacent elements, each element having a similar pattern of undulations forming peaks and valleys, said pattern being formed from a repeating series including
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