STENT WITH CONTOURED BRIDGING ELEMENTS

A stent (10) comprising: a plurality of expandable rings (20) formed of a plurality of struts; and a plurality of flexible bridging elements (30)interconnecting the plurality of expandable rings, which allow the stent to flex axially, the plurality of flexible bridging elements including at least on...

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Main Author SHANLEY JOHN F
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Korean
Published 28.03.2012
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:A stent (10) comprising: a plurality of expandable rings (20) formed of a plurality of struts; and a plurality of flexible bridging elements (30)interconnecting the plurality of expandable rings, which allow the stent to flex axially, the plurality of flexible bridging elements including at least one flex member (32), wherein the at least one flex member is contoured by varying a width of the flex member continuously along its length over an arc of at least 180°.
Bibliography:Application Number: KR20127002754