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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Gary Gilmartin, Mayo, IE;
Martyn G Folan, Galway, IE;
Geraldine Toner, Raphoe, IE;
Paul E. Tierney, Galway, IE;
David Collins, Galway, IE;
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular member configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The elongated tubular member may comprise at least one twisted filament, such as a knitted filament having a plurality of twisted knit stitches with intermediate rung portions extending between adjacent twisted knit stitches, or a plurality of helical filaments twisted with a plurality of longitudinal filaments.