Patent ID: 9492293
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A stent for inducing a favorable flow regime in a lumen of a blood vessel, the stent having an envelope and a longitudinal axis along a direction of blood flow, whereby said envelope of said stent comprises a non-uniform asymmetrical shape about said longitudinal axis of the stent upon expansion, wherein said stent further comprises: a first stent segment having a first stent segment cross-sectional area in an expanded state of the stent; a second stent segment longitudinally offset with respect to the first stent segment and having a second stent segment cross-sectional area in an expanded state of the stent; and a third stent segment having a length, a circumference, a first end, and a second end, the first end of the third stent segment directly connected to the first stent segment at a plurality of points around the circumference of the third stent segment and the second end of the third stent segment directly connected to the second stent segment at a plurality of points around the circumference of the third stent segment, wherein the third stent segment defines a first part having said length and a second part having said length, each part defining a portion of the circumference of the third stent segment, the first part having a contour defining a constant angle with respect to said longitudinal axis along the entire length of the third stent segment, and the second part wherein said length of the third stent segment is parallel to said longitudinal axis of the stent.