Patent ID: 9603731
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61K,A61L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A helical stent comprising a helical main stent component and a polymer material, wherein said main stent component comprises: a) a first side band having a first end and a second end, and a second side band having a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second side bands each have an undulating pattern, wherein the first end of the first side band tapers to narrow and connect to the second side band, and the first end of the second side band tapers to narrow and connect to the first side band; and b) a first end band comprising a series of struts forming a first undulation, said first end band having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of said first end band is connected to the first end of the first side band, and a second end band comprising a series of struts forming a second undulation, said second end band having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second end band is connected to the first end of the second side band.