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Low profile non-symmetrical stent

  • US 9,180,030 B2
  • Filed: 12/11/2008
  • Issued: 11/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent comprising:

  • at least one distal apex comprisingfirst and second generally straight portions anda first curved portion disposed between the first and second straight portions and comprising a first radius of curvature; and

    at least one proximal apex comprisingthird and fourth generally straight portions anda second curved portion disposed between the third and fourth straight portions and comprising a second radius of curvature that is greater than the first radius of curvature, andwhere at least one of the first and second generally straight portions is continuous with at least one of the third and fourth generally straight portions,where the first radius of curvature is from about 0.5 mm to about 1.5 mm,where the second radius of curvature is from about 4 mm to about 9 mm,where a ratio of the first radius of curvature to the second radius of curvature is about 1;

    2.6 to about 1;

    18, andwhere the stent comprises at least one uncovered region.

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