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Intravascular stent

  • US 8,449,598 B2
  • Filed: 05/13/2011
  • Issued: 05/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A flexible intravascular stent for use in a body lumen, comprising:

  • a plurality of cylindrical rings interconnected to form the stent, each cylindrical ring having a first delivery diameter and a second expanded diameter;

    each cylindrical ring having a proximal end and a distal end and a cylindrical wall extending circumferentially between the proximal end and the distal end of the cylindrical ring;

    at least one undulating link attaching each cylindrical ring to an adjacent cylindrical ring, the undulating links being positioned substantially within the cylindrical wall of the cylindrical ring;

    a W-shaped portion having curved struts positioned circumferentially adjacent to the undulating links;

    each cylindrical ring being nested within an adjacent cylindrical ring; and

    each cylindrical ring having alternating peaks and valleys, the peaks of any one cylindrical ring being circumferentially offset from a valley and the at least one undulating link of an adjacent cylindrical ring.

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