Tessellated stent and method of manufacture

An improved tessellated stent is cut from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of expandable cylindrical rings aligned on a common axis and connected by links. The rings having a parallelogram but non-rectangular cross-section. The stent is manufactured by direct laser cuttin...

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1. Verfasser:	LEONG VERONICA JADE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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:	An improved tessellated stent is cut from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of expandable cylindrical rings aligned on a common axis and connected by links. The rings having a parallelogram but non-rectangular cross-section. The stent is manufactured by direct laser cutting. A laser beam is focused so it is not radially aligned through the stent's center.