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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2001
George Goicoechea, Grand Bahama, BS;
John Hudson, Glenfield, GB;
Andrew H. Cragg, Edina, MN (US);
Claude Mialhe, Draguignan, FR;
Michael D. Dake, Stanford, CA (US);
George Goicoechea, Grand Bahama, BS;
John Hudson, Glenfield, GB;
Andrew H. Cragg, Edina, MN (US);
Claude Mialhe, Draguignan, FR;
Michael D. Dake, Stanford, CA (US);
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A stent is provided comprising a plurality of hoops aligned along a common axis, wherein each of the hoops is oriented in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stent. Each of the hoops includes a plurality of elongate elements joined to one another and forming apices that point in a direction along the axis of the stent. The stent also comprises means for securing an apex of one hoop to a juxtaposed apex of a neighboring hoop.