Patent ID: 7314482
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A sheet for fabricating a stent having a longitudinal lumen comprising: a flat piece of metal provided with a plurality of stent patterns, each of said patterns having a first long side and a second long side, said first long side provided with a plurality of pairs of engagement troughs arranged along the first long side, said second long side provided with a plurality of pairs of engagement protrusions arranged along the second long side, said plurality of pairs of engagement troughs and said plurality of pairs of engagement protrusions disposed substantially opposite each other, each of said plurality of pairs of said engagement troughs comprising a first engagement trough and a second engagement trough, said engagement troughs sized and disposed to receive and engage said engagement protrusions when said pattern is deformed and rolled into a tubular shape, each pair of said engagement troughs provided with a temporary bridge disposed between said first engagement trough and said second engagement trough along the first long side, the temporary bridge being removed after the flat piece of metal is rolled and the engagement troughs have received the engagement protrusions.