Patent ID: 8801775
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stent comprising: a wire bent into a waveform having a series of sinusoidal segments, the waveform being wrapped into a hollow cylindrical shape to form the stent, wherein at least one sinusoidal segment of the wire includes: wherein the second and third amplitudes are substantially equal and wherein a longitudinally extended span of the wire extends from a last turn in the at least one sinusoidal segment first portion to a first turn in the at least one sinusoidal segment second portion with the last turn of the first portion and the first turn of the second portion being consecutive turns of the waveform, and wherein the first portion of the at least one sinusoidal segment forms only one complete wrapping of the waveform about a longitudinal axis of the stent and the second portion of the at least one sinusoidal segment forms only one complete wrapping of the waveform about the longitudinal axis of the stent.