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Stent

  • US 9,554,924 B2
  • Filed: 02/08/2013
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stent having a wall with a first end, a second end, and a stent length extending between the first and second ends, the wall of the stent comprising:

  • a plurality of stent sections formed of a first material, the plurality of stent sections including a first stent section, a second stent section at the first end of the stent, and a third stent section at the second end of the stent, wherein the first stent section is positioned between the second stent section and the third stent section,the second stent section having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the first end of the second stent section is closer to the first end of the stent than the second end of the second stent section;

    a plastic material;

    at least one filament;

    wherein the first, second and third stent sections are connected to one another only by the at least one filament and by the plastic material,wherein adjacent stent sections are separated by a gap extending circumferentially around the stent,wherein each gap is devoid of the first material,wherein the at least one filament extends through the plurality of stent sections with the plastic material and the at least one filament spanning each gap, andwherein the at least one filament extends along the second stent section past the second end of the second stent section toward the first end of the second stent section.

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