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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Michael Krivoruchko, Forestville, CA (US);
Joseph Lessar, Mora, MN (US);
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
A stent and a method for manufacturing a stent are provided. The stent includes a first ring having a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys, a second ring having a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys, and a connector that connects one of the peaks of the first ring to one of the valleys of the second ring. The connected peak of the first ring includes a deformed portion that extends towards the connected valley of the second ring. The method includes forming a first ring having a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys, forming a second ring having a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys, deforming a portion of at least one of the peaks of the first ring, and connecting the deformed portion of the peak of the first ring to one of the valleys of the second ring.