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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
May. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Gregory Pinchasik, Ramat Basharon, IL;
Jacob Richter, Ramat Basharon, IL;
Inventors:
Gregory Pinchasik, Ramat Basharon, IL;
Jacob Richter, Ramat Basharon, IL;
Assignee:
Medinol, Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An articulated stent for delivering through a bodily conduit, for example, a peripheral or coronary artery, which has one or more curved portions and for implantation therein. The articulated stent includes at least two substantially rigid segments and a flexible connector for connecting adjacent segments. The connector assumes a cylindrical configuration when relaxed and a differentially stretched and compressed curved configuration when flexed.