Frangible bridge structure for a stent, and stent including such bridge structures
First Claim
1. A frangible bridge structure for a stent, comprising:
- successive first, second and third branches, said first branch being connected to one of a plurality of stent portions that the frangible bridge structure allows to connect, said second branch being connected to a second of the plurality of stent portions that the frangible bridge structure allows to connect, said third branch being an intermediate branch that extends between said first and second branches, the first and second branches being connected, by two frangible connecting portions, to the third branch, the three branches extending parallel to each other and in immediate proximity to each other;
wherein the connecting portions of the bridge structure are formed so as to have a lower breakage resistance than a breakage resistance of the branches.
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Abstract
A frangible bridge structure for a stent includes three successive branches, a first of which is connected to one of the stent portions which the bridge structure makes it possible to connect and a second of which is connected to the other of the stent portions which the bridge structure makes it possible to connect, these first and second branches being connected, by two connecting portions, to a third intermediate branch, between the first and second branches, these three branches extending parallel to each other with the longitudinal direction of these branches preferably being oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the stent, and in immediate proximity to each other.
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1. A frangible bridge structure for a stent, comprising:
successive first, second and third branches, said first branch being connected to one of a plurality of stent portions that the frangible bridge structure allows to connect, said second branch being connected to a second of the plurality of stent portions that the frangible bridge structure allows to connect, said third branch being an intermediate branch that extends between said first and second branches, the first and second branches being connected, by two frangible connecting portions, to the third branch, the three branches extending parallel to each other and in immediate proximity to each other;
wherein the connecting portions of the bridge structure are formed so as to have a lower breakage resistance than a breakage resistance of the branches.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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