Patent ID: 8641754
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61F,C23C

Abstract:
1. An intraluminal device comprising a generally tubular member having a plurality of struts and a plurality of interconnecting members, forming circumferential walls thereof, each of the plurality of struts further having a generally sinusoidal curve thereto defining peaks and valleys of each of the plurality of struts and arranged generally sinusoidal and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the generally tubular member, each of the plurality of struts being in spaced-apart, in-phase relationship with respect to an adjacent one of the plurality of struts substantially about a circumferential aspect of the tubular member and the plurality of interconnecting members interconnecting adjacent pairs of struts and extending between a peak of a first strut and a valley of a second strut, wherein no more than one interconnecting member connects to any given peak or valley.