Patent ID: 9402752
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A flexible intravascular stent for use in a body lumen, comprising: a plurality of cylindrical rings aligned along a common longitudinal axis and interconnected to form the stent, each cylindrical ring having a first delivery diameter and a second implanted diameter; at least some of the cylindrical rings each having a plurality of first peaks and second peaks, each of the peaks having a height, the second peaks being shorter than the first peaks; at least one undulating link attaching each cylindrical ring to an adjacent cylindrical ring, at least one undulating link having a J-shaped portion which includes a first curve that has a radius greater than a radius of the second peak, so that the J-shaped portion is prevented from contacting the second peak radius when the stent is compressed to the first delivery diameter.