Patent ID: 9408688
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A stent for implanting in a vessel, said stent comprising: an expandable stent having a first end, a second end opposite the first end and a central lumen extending therebetween, wherein the expandable stent has a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and wherein in the collapsed configuration the stent is configured for delivery to the vessel, and wherein in the expanded configuration the stent is configured to engage the vessel, and wherein in the expanded configuration a helical portion of the stent is disposed between the first and second ends, the central lumen in the helical portion having a helical configuration, and wherein the helical portion is configured to direct blood flow through the central lumen so as to be sufficiently laminar to avoid causing an atherosclerotic response in the vessel due to turbulence or shear in the blood flow.