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Intravascular stent having curved bridges for connecting adjacent hoops
Assignee: Cordis US Corp
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Filing: 1998-01-09
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Granted: 2002-01-29
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Expires: 2018-01-09
Abstract
Abstract In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient. The stent is a tubular member having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The tubular member has a first smaller diameter for insertion into a patient and navigation through the vessels, and a second larger diameter for deployment into the target area of a vessel. The tubular member is made from a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between the front and back ends. The hoops include a plurality of longitudinal struts and a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts. The stent further includes a plurality of bridges having loop to bridge connections which connect adjacent hoops to one another. The bridge to loop connection points are separated angularly with respect to the longitudinal axis. The bridges have one end attached to a loop, another end attached to a loop on an adjacent hoop. The bridges have a non-linear curved profile between their bridge to loop connection points.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark Mathis
- 👤 Thomas Duerig
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/915; A61F2002/91533; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91558; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0076; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/005; A61F2230/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient, said stent comprising; a) a tubular member having a thickness and having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said member having a first smaller diameter for insertion into said vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into said vessel; b) said tubular member comprising a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between said front and back ends, said hoops comprising a plurality of longitudinal struts and a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts; and c) a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent hoops to one another at bridge to loop connection points, wherein said stent has end hoops at the front and back ends thereof wherein said end hoops have bridges connecting every other loop on said end hoops to a loop its adjacent hoop the number of bridge to loop connection points being less than the total number of loops on a hoop, wherein said connection points are separated angularly with respect to said longitudinal axis, said bridges having a non-linear curved profile between said bridge to loop connection points.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient, said stent comprising; a) a tubular member having a thickness and having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said member having a first smaller diameter for insertion into said vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into said vessel; b) said tubular member comprising a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between said front and back ends, said hoops comprising a plurality of longitudinal struts and a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts; and c) a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent hoops to one another at bridge to loop connection points, wherein said stent has end hoops at the front and back ends thereof wherein said end hoops have bridges connecting every other loop on said end hoops to a loop its adjacent hoop the number of bridge to loop connection points being less than the total number of loops on a hoop, wherein said connection points are separated angularly with respect to said longitudinal axis, said bridges having a non-linear curved profile between said bridge to loop connection points.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The stent according to claim 1 wherein said loops comprise curved substantially semi-circular sections having centers, said bridges being connected to said loops at loop to bridge connection points having centers, said centers of said points are offset from said centers of said loops.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent according to claim 1 wherein said stent is made from a superelastic alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The stent according to claim 3 wherein said alloy comprises from about 50.5 percent to about 60 percent Nickel and the remainder comprising Titanium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The stent according to claim 1 wherein said bridges, loops and struts have widths which are less than said thickness of said tubular member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
194 words
A stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient, said stent comprising; a) a tubular member made from a superelastic Nickel Titanium alloy, said member having a thickness and having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said member having a first smaller diameter for insertion into said vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into said vessel; b) said tubular member comprising a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between said front and back ends, said hoops comprising a plurality of longitudinal struts and a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts; and c) a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent hoops to one another at bridge to loop connection points, wherein said stent has end hoops at the front and back ends thereof wherein said end hoops have bridges connecting every other loop on said end hoops to a loop its adjacent hoop, the number of bridge to loop connection points being less than the total number of loops on a hoop, wherein said connection points are separated angularly with respect to said longitudinal axis, said bridges having a non-linear curved profile between said bridge to loop connection points.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
194 words
A stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient, said stent comprising; a) a tubular member made from a superelastic Nickel Titanium alloy, said member having a thickness and having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said member having a first smaller diameter for insertion into said vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into said vessel; b) said tubular member comprising a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between said front and back ends, said hoops comprising a plurality of longitudinal struts and a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts; and c) a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent hoops to one another at bridge to loop connection points, wherein said stent has end hoops at the front and back ends thereof wherein said end hoops have bridges connecting every other loop on said end hoops to a loop its adjacent hoop, the number of bridge to loop connection points being less than the total number of loops on a hoop, wherein said connection points are separated angularly with respect to said longitudinal axis, said bridges having a non-linear curved profile between said bridge to loop connection points.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The stent according to claim 6 wherein said loops comprise curved substantially semi-circular sections having centers, said bridges being connected to said loops at loop to bridge connection points having centers, said centers of said points are offset from said centers of said loops.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The stent according to claim 6 wherein said stent is made from an alloy comprising from about 50.5 percent to about 60 percent Nickel and the remainder comprising Titanium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The stent according to claim 8 wherein the stent has an Af temperature between about 24 to about 37 degrees Celsius.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The stent according to claim 6 wherein said bridges, loops and struts have widths which are less than said thickness of said tubular member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
221 words
A stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient, said stent comprising; a) a tubular member made from a superelastic alloy comprising from about 50.5 percent to about 60 percent Nickel and the remainder comprising Titanium and having an Af temperature between about 24 to about 37 degrees Celsius; b) said member having a thickness and having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said member having a first smaller diameter for insertion into said vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into said vessel; c) said tubular member comprising a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between said front and back ends, said hoops comprising a plurality of longitudinal struts and a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts; and d) a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent hoops to one another at bridge to loop connection points, wherein said stent has end hoops at the front and back ends thereof wherein said end hoops have bridges connecting every other loop on said end hoops to a loop its adjacent hoop the number of bridge to loop connection points being less than the total number of loops on a hoop, wherein said connection points are separated angularly with respect to said longitudinal axis, said bridges having a non-linear curved profile between said bridge to loop connection points.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
221 words
A stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient, said stent comprising; a) a tubular member made from a superelastic alloy comprising from about 50.5 percent to about 60 percent Nickel and the remainder comprising Titanium and having an Af temperature between about 24 to about 37 degrees Celsius; b) said member having a thickness and having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said member having a first smaller diameter for insertion into said vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into said vessel; c) said tubular member comprising a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between said front and back ends, said hoops comprising a plurality of longitudinal struts and a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts; and d) a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent hoops to one another at bridge to loop connection points, wherein said stent has end hoops at the front and back ends thereof wherein said end hoops have bridges connecting every other loop on said end hoops to a loop its adjacent hoop the number of bridge to loop connection points being less than the total number of loops on a hoop, wherein said connection points are separated angularly with respect to said longitudinal axis, said bridges having a non-linear curved profile between said bridge to loop connection points.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
The stent according to claim 11 wherein said loops comprise curved substantially semi-circular sections having centers, said bridges being connected to said loops at loop to bridge connection points having centers, said centers of said points are offset from said centers of said loops.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The stent according to claim 11 wherein said bridges, loops and struts have widths which are less than said thickness of said tubular member.
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