Lumen-supporting stents and methods for creating lumen-supporting stents with various open/closed designs

Disclosed herein are various open/closed stent designs and methods for creating the same that can be individually adopted depending on particular treatment objectives. Specifically, the stents of the present invention are manufactured to include different open/closed configurations along their lengt...

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Hauptverfasser:	LEE MICHAEL J, KLEIN RICHARD L, PEACOCK JAMES C.III
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:	Disclosed herein are various open/closed stent designs and methods for creating the same that can be individually adopted depending on particular treatment objectives. Specifically, the stents of the present invention are manufactured to include different open/closed configurations along their length by varying the number of crossovers, connectors or weld points between sections of the stent. Open portions contain less crossovers, connectors or weld points and are more flexible than closed portions which contain more crossovers, connectors or weld points.