Flexible-expandable stent

Details Flexible-expandable stent Flexible-expandable stent

1997-06-24

1998-12-01

Lewis, William

Surgery

Instruments

Internal pressure applicator

623 1, 623 12, A61M 500, A61F 202

Patent

active

058431209

ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a stent for implanting in the body. The stent is formed of a tube having a patterned shape which has first and second meander patterns having axes extending in first and second directions. The first meander patterns can be formed into even and odd first meander patterns. The even and odd first meander patterns are 180.degree. out of phase with each other and the odd patterns occur between every two even patterns. The second meander patterns are intertwined with the first meander patterns. The first and second directions can be orthogonal to each other. The second meander patterns can also be formed of even and odd patterns.

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