Patent ID: 9370437
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A stent for use in a medical procedure, the stent comprising: at least one apex comprising a strut having first and second generally straight portions and a curved portion disposed between the first and second generally straight portions, where the curved portion comprises at least one region having a cross-sectional area that is less than a respective cross-sectional area of each of the first and second generally straight portions, where the cross-sectional area of the curved portion is measured as being perpendicular to the strut at the at least one region of the curved portion, where the respective cross-sectional area of each of the first and second generally straight portions is measured as being perpendicular to the strut at the respective one of the first and second generally straight portions, and where the first and second generally straight portions each have a respective portion aligned with a longitudinal axis of the stent in an expanded state.