Patent ID: 9408729
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A46D,A61F,B23K,D03D,D04C,D06C,D10B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A self-expanding stent comprising: a multiple number of strands each including a strand portion on both sides of a first strand bend, each of the strand portions having an end, the strand portions being woven, some of the strand portions including a second strand bend and being back braided by at least two strand crossings, pairs of the strand portion ends secured together, each of the pairs of said strand portion ends including two strand portion ends of two different strands or the same strand; and a multiple number of coupling structures, the number of coupling structures equal to the number of strands, the coupling structures being different than the strands, each of the coupling structures secured to one of the pairs of strand portion ends, wherein the coupling structures are aligned in an axial direction of the stent.