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

Claim 13:
14. 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 at least one of the plurality of rows includes a plurality of closed loops having a closed end formed by crossing the single filament across itself, such that at least one of the columns includes both a plurality of open cells and at least one closed cell.