A helical stent having flat ends

Details A helical stent having flat ends A helical stent having flat ends

A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/90 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2347595

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient. The stent is a tubular member having a thickness and having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The member has a first smaller diameter for insertion into the vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into the vessel. The tubular member includes a plurality of helically oriented continuous adjacent hoops extending between the front and back ends. The hoops have a plurality of longitudinal struts each having opposing ends and a center therebetween, wherein the ends of the struts are shaped to form a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts at the ends of the struts. The tubular member has end loops and the front and back ends thereof, wherein the end loops at each end are substantially aligned with each other along a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

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