Bend-capable stent prosthesis
First Claim
1. A stent comprising:
- a plurality of stenting rings, each stenting ring including a plurality of struts and points of inflection, each point of inflection connecting adjacent struts, the points of inflection of adjacent stenting rings facing each other along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stent in a radially expanded stenting disposition while the stent is in an unbent configuration;
adjacent stenting rings connected by connectors extending from a point of inflection on one stenting ring to a facing point of inflection on another stenting ring, the connectors being linear along an entire length thereof and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent, each of the connectors having a length shorter than a length of each of the struts;
each stenting ring including connected points of inflection and unconnected points of inflection; and
whereineach of at least one pair of the connected inflection points comprises two struts and an included angle wherein the included angle of one inflection point of the pair is larger than the included angle of the other inflection point of the pairandat least two adjacent stenting rings have equal numbers of points of inflection.
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Abstract
A stent is described, which includes a plurality of stenting rings, each stenting ring including a plurality of struts and points of inflection, each point of inflection connecting adjacent struts, the points of inflection of adjacent stenting rings facing each other along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stent in a radially expanded stenting disposition while the stent is in an unbent configuration. Adjacent stenting rings are connected by connectors extending from a point of inflection on one stenting ring to a facing point of inflection on another stenting ring, the connectors being linear along an entire length thereof and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent, each of the connectors having a length shorter than a length of each of the struts.
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1. A stent comprising:
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a plurality of stenting rings, each stenting ring including a plurality of struts and points of inflection, each point of inflection connecting adjacent struts, the points of inflection of adjacent stenting rings facing each other along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stent in a radially expanded stenting disposition while the stent is in an unbent configuration; adjacent stenting rings connected by connectors extending from a point of inflection on one stenting ring to a facing point of inflection on another stenting ring, the connectors being linear along an entire length thereof and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent, each of the connectors having a length shorter than a length of each of the struts; each stenting ring including connected points of inflection and unconnected points of inflection; and wherein each of at least one pair of the connected inflection points comprises two struts and an included angle wherein the included angle of one inflection point of the pair is larger than the included angle of the other inflection point of the pair and at least two adjacent stenting rings have equal numbers of points of inflection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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