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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91566 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, is disclosed. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical rings generally aligned on a common longitudinal stent axis and interconnected by one or more interconnecting links placed so that the stent is flexible in the longitudinal direction. The link pattern is optimized to enhance longitudinal flexibility and high longitudinal strength compression of the stent.