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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Jianlu MA, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ott Khouengboua, Chaska, MN (US);
Alex Grafov, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jianlu Ma, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ott Khouengboua, Chaska, MN (US);
Alex Grafov, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides for intra-luminal stents, especially stent having controlled fracture connection, as well as, methods of making and using the same. In one embodiment, a stent for implantation into a vessel has a plurality of annular segments collectively forming tubular shape, characterized by at least first and second adjacent annular segments each defined by a plurality of struts and at least one joint interconnecting respective struts of the first and second segments on a non-permanent basis.