Intravascular stent having high fatigue performance

This invention is directed to an expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, and a method for making it from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common axis and interconnected by one...

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Main Authors Bei, Nianjiong Joan, Ta, Diem Uyen, Eswaran, Senthil K
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.08.2022
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Summary:This invention is directed to an expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, and a method for making it from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common axis and interconnected by one or more links. A Y-shaped member is comprised of a U-shaped member and a link having a curved portion and a straight portion to improve the flexibility and thereby improve the fatigue performance of the Y-link junction.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916669206