A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
A61F 2/90 (2006.01) A61F 2/84 (2006.01) A61L 31/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2297671
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent, preferably a self--expanding Nitinol stent, for insertion into a vessel of a patient. The stent is made from a tubular member a thickness. front and back open ends, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The member has a first smaller diameter for insertion into a vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into a vessel. The tubular member has a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between its front and back ends. The hoops are formed of a plurality of longitudinal struts, each having opposing ends and a center therebetween. The ends of the struts are shaped to form a plurality of loops which connect adjacent struts at the ends of the struts. The member further includes a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent hoops to one another. Each of the struts has a width which is greater at its ends than at its center. Preferably, the width continuously tapers from a greater width at the ends to a smaller width at the centers.
Burpee Janet
Duerig Thomas
Mathis Mark
Nitinol Development Corporation
Sim & Mcburney
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