Patent ID: 9439788
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A radially expandable implantable medical device, comprising: a stent configured to be secured on a delivery implement at a reduced diameter, wherein the stent includes first and second structural elements and first and second coupling elements, wherein the first coupling element is connected to the first structural element and the second coupling element is connected to the second structural element, wherein the first coupling element and the second coupling element are located on a proximal end or a distal end of the stent on a node of the first structural element and a node of the second structural element, wherein the first and second structural elements bend at the nodes to allow contraction of the stent, and wherein the first coupling element is releasably coupled directly to the second coupling element, compressing the stent to the reduced diameter releasably couples the first coupling element directly to the second coupling element, and wherein the first coupling element and the second coupling element form releasably directly coupled elements.