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US 10,864,095 B2Granted
Stent and method for manufacturing the stent
AssigneeAngiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG
InventorsThomas O. Bales, Jr., Charles R. Slater, Scott Jahrmarkt
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Abstract
A stent that has a reduced state, an expanded state, and a delivery state, includes helical windings, a bridge, and a sacrificial bridge. The helical windings define a cylinder with a helical axis including a strut having a straight portion connected to a curved portion, wherein the straight portion aligns with the helical axis. The bridge connects adjacent windings. The sacrificial bridge connects adjacent windings and is configured for removal in the expanded state.
Claims4
A method of making a stent comprising:
- forming a stent comprising:
- a plurality of helical windings defining a cylinder with a longitudinal axis, each of the plurality of helical windings including a plurality of struts having straight portions connected to curved portions, the straight portions aligning with the longitudinal axis in a reduced state;
- a plurality of permanent bridges connecting adjacent windings;
- and
- a plurality of sacrificial bridges connecting adjacent windings with the plurality of permanent bridges;
- and
- removing the plurality of sacrificial bridges prior to inserting the stent into a patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.