Patent ID: 7090694
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stent for repairing a bifurcated vessel, comprising: a cylindrical body having a plurality of rings aligned along a common longitudinal axis; each ring having a delivery diameter and an implanted diameter and a plurality of first peaks configured to spread apart to permit the rings to expand radially outwardly or compress radially inwardly; the cylindrical body having a proximal section, a distal section, and a central section; at least one first peak of a central section ring is connected to at least one first peak of a proximal section ring by at least one link wherein the connected first peaks point toward each other; wherein the cylindrical body has a distal opening, a proximal opening, and a central opening, the distal opening and the proximal opening being aligned along the stent longitudinal axis; and the central opening is radially offset in a longitudinal direction with respect to the cylindrical body relative to the alignment of the distal opening and the proximal opening.