Coronary stent

Details Coronary stent Coronary stent

1998-05-15

2000-05-30

Snow, Bruce

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Arterial prosthesis

Stent structure

623 115, A61F 206

Patent

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060686561

ABSTRACT:
A coronary stent having a tubular, flexible body is disclosed. The body has a wall which has a web structure. The web structure has a plurality of neighboring cells which are defined by webs and which are each connected via joint webs to neighboring cells. The stent has in axial direction first and second cells that differ form one another and are alternately arranged in axial direction of the stent. The identical cells are provided in neighboring fashion in circumferential direction. In a non-expanded state of the stent, the first cells have folded webs at two opposite sides, and in the non-expanded state the second cells are provided at all sides with web portions that are folded and/or placed together.

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patent: 5669932 (1997-09-01), Fischell et al.
patent: 5741327 (1998-04-01), Frantzen
patent: 5776183 (1998-07-01), Kanesaka et al.

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