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Secured strand end devices

  • US 9,408,730 B2
  • Filed: 01/19/2016
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A self-expanding stent comprising:

  • a multiple number of strands each including a strand portion on both sides of a first strand bend, each of the strand portions having an end, the strand portions being woven, some of the strand portions including a second strand bend, pairs of said strand portion ends including two strand portion ends of two different strands or the same strand; and

    a multiple number of joint assemblies, the number of joint assemblies equal to the number of strands, each said joint assembly comprising one of said pairs of said strand portion ends, the joint assemblies being spaced apart from each other around a circumference of the stent,wherein at least one of said strand portions crosses over each joint assembly at a position radially outward from the joint assembly.

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