Patent ID: 11918496
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A knitted stent extending along a central longitudinal axis, comprising:
a single filament extending from a first end of the knitted stent to a second end of the knitted stent, the single filament forming a plurality of loops arranged in a plurality of rows extending parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the knitted stent from the first end of the knitted stent to the second end of the knitted stent;
wherein a majority of the plurality of rows includes open loops;
wherein a first one of the plurality of rows includes a plurality of closed loops having a closed end formed by crossing the single filament across itself;
wherein a second one of the plurality of rows includes a plurality of closed loops having a closed end formed by crossing the single filament across itself;
wherein the first one of the plurality of rows including the plurality of closed loops is spaced apart from the second one of the plurality of rows including the closed loops by at least one of the plurality of rows including open loops, such that at least one of the columns includes both a plurality of open cells and at least one closed cell.