Expandable slide and lock stent
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1. An expandable slide and lock stent, the stent comprising a tubular member having a circumference and a longitudinal axis, the stent comprising:
- a first backbone and a second backbone, the first and second backbones extending along at least a portion of a circumference and along the longitudinal axis and having at least one crest, at least one valley adjacent to the at least one crest, and at least one middle transition section between the at least one crest and at least one valley;
a first group of rail members comprising circumferentially adjacent first portion rail members on each of the first and second backbones; and
a second group of rail members longitudinally adjacent to the first group of rail members and longitudinally spaced apart from the first group of rail members, the second group of rail members comprising circumferentially adjacent second portion rail members on each of the first and second backbones,wherein each of the rail members of the first and second groups comprise a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each of the rail members of the first and second groups being coupled to one of the first and second backbones at a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart connection points,wherein the first group of rail members are located on a first longitudinal side of the at least one middle transition section, the distal end of the first group of rail members extending from the longitudinally spaced-apart connection points in a first circumferential direction,wherein the second group of rail members are located on a second longitudinal side of the at least one middle transition section, the second longitudinal being opposite the first longitudinal side, the distal end of the second group of rail members extending from the longitudinally spaced-apart connection points in a second circumferential direction different from the first circumferential direction,andwherein each of the rail members of the first and second groups is configured to;
engage with a corresponding engagement element in a circumferentially adjacent backbone; and
provide one-way movement of the second backbone away from the first backbone such that the tubular member can be expanded between a collapsed diameter and an expanded diameter.
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Abstract
An expandable slide and lock stent comprises a tubular member that can be expanded from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The tubular member can comprise a reversing helical backbone and at least one rail member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. The backbone can have at least one engagement element that can be configured to receive a rail member to form the tubular member. In some embodiments, the reversing helical backbone can comprise a plurality of discrete segments having a variable profile and/or wave form.
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1. An expandable slide and lock stent, the stent comprising a tubular member having a circumference and a longitudinal axis, the stent comprising:
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a first backbone and a second backbone, the first and second backbones extending along at least a portion of a circumference and along the longitudinal axis and having at least one crest, at least one valley adjacent to the at least one crest, and at least one middle transition section between the at least one crest and at least one valley; a first group of rail members comprising circumferentially adjacent first portion rail members on each of the first and second backbones; and a second group of rail members longitudinally adjacent to the first group of rail members and longitudinally spaced apart from the first group of rail members, the second group of rail members comprising circumferentially adjacent second portion rail members on each of the first and second backbones, wherein each of the rail members of the first and second groups comprise a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each of the rail members of the first and second groups being coupled to one of the first and second backbones at a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart connection points, wherein the first group of rail members are located on a first longitudinal side of the at least one middle transition section, the distal end of the first group of rail members extending from the longitudinally spaced-apart connection points in a first circumferential direction, wherein the second group of rail members are located on a second longitudinal side of the at least one middle transition section, the second longitudinal being opposite the first longitudinal side, the distal end of the second group of rail members extending from the longitudinally spaced-apart connection points in a second circumferential direction different from the first circumferential direction, and wherein each of the rail members of the first and second groups is configured to; engage with a corresponding engagement element in a circumferentially adjacent backbone; and provide one-way movement of the second backbone away from the first backbone such that the tubular member can be expanded between a collapsed diameter and an expanded diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An expandable slide and lock stent, the stent comprising a tubular member having a circumference and a longitudinal axis, the stent comprising:
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a first backbone and a second backbone, the first and second backbones extending along at least a portion of the circumference and along the longitudinal axis and having a plurality of crests, valleys, and transition sections between adjacent crests and valleys; a first group of rail members comprising circumferentially adjacent first portion rail members on each of the first and second backbones; a second group of rail members longitudinally adjacent to the first group of rail members, the second group of rail members comprising circumferentially adjacent section portion rail members on each of the first and second backbones; and a circumferential portion disposed between the first and second groups of rail members on the first backbone and the second backbone, wherein no rail members are located in the circumferential portion; wherein each of the rail members of the first and second groups comprise a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being fixedly attached to one of the first and second backbones at a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart connection points, the distal end extending from the longitudinally spaced-apart connection points in a circumferential direction, wherein the proximal end of each of the rail members of the first and second groups is located on a single transition section of the respective first and second backbones, and wherein each of the rail members of the first and second groups is configured to; engage with a corresponding engagement element in a circumferentially adjacent backbone; and provide one-way movement of the second backbone away from the first backbone such that the tubular member can be expanded between a collapsed diameter and an expanded diameter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An expandable slide and lock stent, the stent comprising a tubular member having a circumference and a longitudinal axis, the stent comprising:
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a first backbone and a second backbone, the first and second backbones extending along at least a portion of the circumference and along the longitudinal axis; a first rail member disposed on at least one of the first and second backbones, the first rail member having a proximal and distal end, the proximal end of the first rail member comprising a first proximal portion and a second proximal portion, the first and second proximal portions being longitudinally spaced apart by a gap, the first proximal portion being coupled to one of the first and second backbones at a first connection point and the second proximal portion being coupled to the same one of the first and second backbones at a second connection point, the distal end of the first rail member extending from the first and second connection points in a circumferential direction and comprising a first distal portion and a second distal portion, the first and second distal portions being longitudinally spaced apart by a gap and connected by a cross bar so that the first rail member has a U shape, and the first rail member configured to engage with a corresponding engagement element in a circumferentially adjacent backbone; and a second rail member disposed longitudinally adjacent to the first rail member on the same backbone, the second rail member having a proximal and distal end, the proximal end of the second rail member comprising a third proximal portion and a fourth proximal portion, the third and fourth proximal portions being longitudinally spaced apart by a gap, the third proximal portion being coupled to one of the first and second backbones at a third connection point and the fourth proximal portion being coupled to one of the first and second backbones at a fourth connection point, the distal end of the second rail member extending from the third and fourth connection points in a circumferential direction different from a circumferential direction of the first rail member and comprising a third distal portion and a fourth distal portion, the third and fourth distal portions being longitudinally spaced apart by a gap and connected by a cross bar so that the second rail member has a generally U shape, and the second rail member configured to engage with a corresponding engagement element in a circumferentially adjacent backbone; wherein the rail members are configured to provide one-way movement of the second backbone away from the first backbone such that the tubular member can be expanded between a collapsed diameter and an expanded diameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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