STENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING STENTS

The present invention relates to a stent having a longitudinally-extending passage defined by a plurality of seamless strut elements with spacing between them. Each of these strut elements are in the form of lines defining the passage. The strut elements have a thickness in the range of 30 microns t...

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1. Verfasser:	SHAW-KLEIN LORI J
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 PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to a stent having a longitudinally-extending passage defined by a plurality of seamless strut elements with spacing between them. Each of these strut elements are in the form of lines defining the passage. The strut elements have a thickness in the range of 30 microns to 150 microns and are formed as at least one written layer. Also disclosed are methods of making the stent.