Stent With Reduced Profile, Delivery System, and Method of Manufacture
AssigneeMedtronic Vascular, Inc.
InventorJunghwa Jenn Cho
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Abstract
An intraluminal stent, an intraluminal stent delivery system, and a method of manufacturing a stent. The stent (40) includes a stent body having a plurality of struts (46). The struts (46) are positioned to minimize overlap one to another when the stent is rolled at an angle. The rolled stent is in a compressed configuration. The system further includes a catheter and the stent disposed on a portion of the catheter. The manufacturing method includes providing a stent body including a plurality of struts, and helically rolling the stent at an angle to minimize overlap of the struts one to another.
Claims22
An intraluminal stent comprising:
- a stent body including a plurality of struts;
- wherein the struts are positioned to minimize overlap one to another when the stent is rolled at an angle, the rolled stent comprising a compressed configuration.
An intraluminal stent delivery system comprising:
- a catheter;
- and
- a stent disposed on a portion of the catheter, the stent comprises a stent body including a plurality of struts;
- wherein the struts are positioned to minimize overlap one to another when the stent is rolled at an angle, the rolled stent comprising a compressed configuration.
A method of manufacturing a stent, the method comprising:
- providing a stent body including a plurality of struts;
- and
- rolling the stent at an angle to minimize overlap of the struts one to another, the rolled stent comprising a compressed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.