Intralumenally-implantable frames
First Claim
1. An implantable frame defining a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the implantable frame having a substantially cylindrical exterior surface area with a plurality of openings, the implantable frame moveable between a compressed state and an expanded state, the implantable frame comprising:
- a first hoop member and a second hoop member axially adjacent to the first hoop member, each of the first and second hoop members comprising a plurality of interconnected struts and bends arranged in an undulating shape;
the first hoop member comprising a first bend having a first apex and connecting first and second circumferentially adjacent struts;
first and second longitudinal connecting members joining the first hoop member to the second hoop member, the first and second longitudinal connecting members extending across an entire space separating the first and second hoop members;
wherein the first longitudinal connecting member has a first end attached to the first apex; and
wherein the second longitudinal connecting member has a second end attached to the first apex.
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Abstract
Implantable frames for use in body passages are provided herein. The implantable frames can include a plurality of hoop members joined by a plurality of longitudinal connecting members to form a tubular frame defining a cylindrical lumen. The plurality of longitudinal connecting members may include first and second longitudinal connecting members joining a first hoop member to a second hoop member such that the first and second longitudinal connecting members extend across an entire space separating the first and second hoop members.
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21 Claims
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1. An implantable frame defining a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the implantable frame having a substantially cylindrical exterior surface area with a plurality of openings, the implantable frame moveable between a compressed state and an expanded state, the implantable frame comprising:
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a first hoop member and a second hoop member axially adjacent to the first hoop member, each of the first and second hoop members comprising a plurality of interconnected struts and bends arranged in an undulating shape; the first hoop member comprising a first bend having a first apex and connecting first and second circumferentially adjacent struts; first and second longitudinal connecting members joining the first hoop member to the second hoop member, the first and second longitudinal connecting members extending across an entire space separating the first and second hoop members; wherein the first longitudinal connecting member has a first end attached to the first apex; and wherein the second longitudinal connecting member has a second end attached to the first apex. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An implantable frame defining a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the implantable frame having a substantially cylindrical exterior surface area with a plurality of openings, the implantable frame moveable between a compressed state and an expanded state, the implantable frame comprising:
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a first hoop member and a second hoop member axially adjacent to the first hoop member, each of the first and second hoop members comprising a plurality of interconnected struts and bends arranged in an undulating shape; the first hoop member comprising a first bend having a first apex and connecting first and second circumferentially adjacent struts; the second hoop member comprising a second bend connecting third and fourth circumferentially adjacent struts; and first and second longitudinal connecting members joining the first hoop member to the second hoop member, the first and second longitudinal connecting members extending across an entire space separating the first and second hoop members; wherein the first longitudinal connecting member has a first end attached to the first apex and a second end attached to the second bend; wherein the second longitudinal connecting member has a third end attached to the first apex and a fourth end attached to the second bend; and wherein the first and second longitudinal connecting members are disposed parallel to each other.
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21. An implantable frame defining a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the implantable frame having a substantially cylindrical exterior surface area with a plurality of openings, the implantable frame moveable between a compressed state and an expanded state, the implantable frame comprising:
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a first hoop member and a second hoop member axially adjacent to the first hoop member, each of the first and second hoop members comprising a plurality of interconnected struts and bends arranged in an undulating shape; and a plurality of longitudinal connecting members, each longitudinal connecting member of the plurality of longitudinal connecting members extending across the entire space separating the first and second hoop members and having a first end attached to a bend of the first hoop member and a second end attached to a bend of the second hoop member; wherein a first bend of the first hoop member is attached to each longitudinal connecting member of a pair of longitudinal connecting members of the plurality of longitudinal connecting members; and wherein a second bend of the second hoop member is attached to each longitudinal connecting member of the pair of longitudinal connecting members.
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