Patent ID: 7815672
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stent for supporting a vessel comprising: a tubular body having a longitudinal axis, and having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending longitudinally therebetween, and a wall having areas thereof that define a web structure configured for circumferential expansion from a contracted delivery configuration to an expanded deployed configuration; the web structure comprising a plurality of web patterns interconnected with one another at a plurality of interconnection locations, and that are arranged so that the web patterns are situated side-by-side along the longitudinal length of the tubular body, with each web pattern also extending circumferentially around the wall; at least one of said interconnected web patterns comprising, a first web pattern including at least three webs and a second web pattern including at least three webs, said at least three webs of said first web pattern being rotated one hundred and eighty degrees with respect to said at least three webs of said second web pattern.