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

Claim 0:
1. A knitted stent extending along a central longitudinal axis, comprising:
a filament forming a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows;
wherein the plurality of rows extends parallel to the central longitudinal axis from a first end of the knitted stent to a second end of the knitted stent;
wherein the plurality of columns extends circumferentially around the central longitudinal axis;
wherein the plurality of rows includes a plurality of loop rows and a plurality of rung rows interposed between adjacent loop rows;
wherein each cell within the plurality of loop rows includes a circumferential loop element connected to two longitudinally oriented connector elements;
wherein the plurality of rung rows includes a plurality of circumferential rung elements connected to adjacent loop rows;
wherein a majority of the plurality of loop rows includes open cells having an open end disposed between the two longitudinally oriented connector elements and opposite the circumferential loop element;
wherein at least one of the plurality of loop rows includes a plurality of closed cells having a closed end formed by crossing the two longitudinally oriented connector elements at a position opposite the circumferential loop element, such that at least one of the columns includes both a plurality of open cells and at least one closed cell.