Patent ID: 9375331
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intravascular stent, comprising: a plurality of undulating rings including a proximal end ring, a distal end ring, and a plurality of center section rings therebetween, each ring having peaks on a proximal end of the ring and valleys on a distal end of the ring; a plurality of straight links and a plurality of curved links, the straight links differentiated from the curved links in terms of flexibility; wherein the proximal end ring is connected to an adjacent one of the center section rings by only two said straight links and only two said curved links, and each of the only two said straight links and the only two said curved links extend from one of the valleys of the proximal end ring to one of the peaks of the adjacent one of the center section rings; and wherein each pair of adjacent center section rings being connected together by only two of said curved links and three of said straight links, each of said only two of curved links and three said straight links extending from one of the peaks of one of the center section rings to an adjacent one of the valleys on an adjacent one of the center section rings.