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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Daniel L. Cox, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew J. Fitz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William James Harrison, Temecula, CA (US);
Michael D. Schultz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Joseph A. Ventura, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel L. Cox, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew J. Fitz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William James Harrison, Temecula, CA (US);
Michael D. Schultz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Joseph A. Ventura, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A self-expanding stent for implantation into a body lumen, such as an artery, includes a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common longitudinal stent axis and interconnected by a plurality of interconnecting members placed on the stent in a collinear arrangement to create at least one continuous spine which extends along the length of the stent. The cylindrical elements are nested when placed in a collapsed position. The cylindrical elements may include a W-shared portion to which the interconnecting members attach.