Patent ID: 8361141
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stent assembly able to be conformed into a plurality of configurations including a compressed and an expanded configuration, the stent assembly including a plurality of stent sections, each stent section being provided with at least one set of coupling elements, wherein the coupling elements of at least two of said stent sections have co-operating forms with substantially flat side walls and a snap fit coupling, said coupling elements co-operating to lock together in a substantially fixed manner such that the coupling elements lock together so as to be substantially immovable relative to one another in all assembled configurations of the stent assembly, wherein the coupling elements comprise a first coupling element which has a generally round head and a corresponding second coupling element; wherein the substantially flat side walls taper towards one another in a radially internal direction of the stent section carrying the first coupling element, and wherein an innermost side of the first coupling element section is provided with side extending flanges or feet.