Patent ID: 9610179
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A stent comprising (a) a tubular stent body having a first end and a second end, the tubular stent body comprising a wire; and (b) a first crown comprising a circumferential row of first crown tips, each first crown tip respectively comprising: wherein the proximal end of the first wire segment and the proximal end of the second wire segment are each integrally connected with the first end of the tubular stent body and the distal end of the first wire segment and the distal end of the second wire segment are connected to the apex; and wherein each apex of a plurality of the first crown tips comprises, respectively, a radial force reducing connector segment connecting to, and occupying a space between, the distal end of the first wire segment and the distal end of the second wire segment of the plurality of the first crown tips, the radial force reducing connector segment being made of a softer and more flexible material than the first and second wire segments such that each crown tip of the plurality of first crown tips has greater radial flexibility than an equivalent crown tip having an apex made of the same material as the first and second wire segments.