Patent ID: 11890212
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A stent, the stent comprising:
an elongated tubular member comprising a knitted filament, the elongated tubular member configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
wherein the elongated tubular member includes a first portion having a first knit pattern and a second portion having a second knit pattern different from the first knit pattern;
wherein the second portion is formed of one or more rows of the knitted filament having a plurality of twisted knit stitches with intermediate rung portions extending between adjacent twisted knit stitches, wherein the plurality of twisted knit stitches each include a loop portion and an overlapping base region;
wherein in the collapsed configuration the plurality of twisted knit stitches have a first profile and in the expanded configuration the plurality of twisted knit stitches have a second profile different from the first profile.