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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Angiomed Gmbh & Co. Medizintechnik KG, Karlsruhe, DE;
Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Scott L. Jahrmarkt, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Charles R. Slater, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Peter K. Kratsch, Davie, FL (US);
Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG, Karlsruhe, DE;
Abstract
Preferred embodiments of a stent with a high degree of flexibility are shown and described. The stent can include a continuous helical winding and at least one bridge. The continuous helical winding has a plurality of circumferential sections that circumscribe a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end to define a tube. The circumferential sections are spaced apart along the axis. The at least one bridge is configured to connect one circumferential section to an axially-spaced adjacent circumferential section. The at least one bridge extends on a plane generally orthogonal with respect to the axis.