Self expanding stent
AssigneesWilliam A. Cook Australia Pty. Ltd., Cook Incorporated
InventorDavid Hartley
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Abstract
A self expanding stent (10) formed from a resilient wire. The resilient wire comprises a zig zag form including an odd number of struts (12) such as seven struts and a bend (14) between each strut. There is first loop (18) of the resilient wire at the terminal end of a first strut and a second loop (18) of the resilient wire at the terminal end of a last strut. The stent as formed is substantially planar but in use is formed into a substantially cylindrical form (20) by being stitched onto a tubular body of a biocompatible graft material with at least the first strut and the last strut overlapping.
Claims11
A self expanding stent comprising a resilient wire, the resilient wire comprising a plurality of struts and a bend between each strut, the stent as formed being substantially planar and in use being able to be formed into a substantially cylindrical form with at least the first strut and the last strut overlapping.
A self expanding stent comprising a resilient wire, the resilient wire comprising a zig zag form including plurality of struts and a plurality of bends, a bend between each strut, a first loop of the resilient wire at the terminal end of the first strut and a second loop of the resilient wire at the terminal end of the last strut, the stent in use being able to be formed into a substantially cylindrical form with at least the first strut and the last strut overlapping.
A self expanding stent comprising a resilient wire, the resilient nitinol wire comprising a zig zag form including seven struts and a bend between each strut, a first loop of the resilient wire at the terminal end of a first strut and a second loop of the resilient wire at the terminal end of a last strut, the stent in use being formed into a substantially cylindrical form by being stitched onto a tubular body of a biocompatible graft material with at least the first strut and the last strut overlapping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.