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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jeffrey Vogel, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A stent may include a stent body defining a longitudinal axis and proximal and distal ends. The stent body may be expandable from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration. In some examples, the stent body may include a plurality of stent segments. The stent segments may include a first end segment and a second end segment on opposite ends of the stent body and at least one intermediate segment disposed between the first end segment and the second end segment. Each stent segment may define a plurality of cells. Each stent segment may define a plurality of peaks and valleys. The plurality of cells defined by the first end segment may alternate about the circumference of the stent between larger cells and smaller cells.