Extendible stent apparatus

A stent for placement in a bifurcated body lumen, said stent comprising: a main tubular body comprised of serpentine rings of joined struts and hinges, the body having a first end, a second end, and a side opening between said ends, wherein the struts and hinges of the serpentine rings of a first po...

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Hauptverfasser:	DAVIDSON, CHARLES J, VARDI, GIL M, ELAM, ERIC, LIN, STUART
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	A stent for placement in a bifurcated body lumen, said stent comprising: a main tubular body comprised of serpentine rings of joined struts and hinges, the body having a first end, a second end, and a side opening between said ends, wherein the struts and hinges of the serpentine rings of a first portion of the main tubular body between the first end and the side opening define a repeating geometric pattern, the struts and hinges of the serpentine rings of a second portion of the main tubular body between the side opening and the second end define a repeating geometric pattern, the repeating geometric pattern of the first portion being different than the repeating geometric pattern of the second portion.