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US 2017/0281375 A1Published application
Intravascular implants
AssigneeVesper Medical, Inc.
InventorsMichael A. Longo, Christopher N. Korkuch, William James Harrison, Thea Rose Sander
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Abstract
A radially expandable, tubular stent, includes a first section having a first crush resistance force and a second section have a second crush resistance force, wherein the first crush resistance force is less than the second crush resistance force. The first section is connected to the second section to form a tube, connection of the first and second sections extending in an axial direction of the tube.
Claims27
A radially expandable, tubular stent, comprising:
- a first
- section having a first crush resistance force and a second section have a second crush resistance force, wherein the first crush resistance force is less than the second crush resistance force;
- and
- the first section connected to the second section to form a tube, connection of the first and second sections extending in an axial direction of the tube.
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A radially expandable, tubular stent, comprising:
- a plurality of circumferentially adjacent closed cells defining at least two axially repeating rings;
- and
- a plurality of linkage struts connecting respective ones of the circumferentially adjacent closed cells, wherein the plurality of linkage struts is fewer than the plurality of circumferentially adjacent closed cells in adjacent rings.
An implant, comprising
- a self-expanding stent having varying flexibility along its length, comprising:
- a first plurality of individual stent cells;
- and
- a plurality of flexible bridge members
- wherein at least one first cell of the stent cells is joined to a second cell of the stent cells by at least one of the flexible bridge members, thereby forming a flexible construct;
- and
- wherein a second plurality of the individual stent cells are not joined to any other stent cells by one of the flexible bridge members, the second plurality of the individual stent cells fewer than the first plurality of individual stent cells.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.