Patent ID: 6241760
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A stent in a non-expanded state, comprising:a first column expansion strut pair formed of a first expansion strut and a second expansion strut that is parallel to the first expansion strut, the first and second expansion struts being coupled by a substantially linear joining strut that is joined to each of the first and second expansion struts at a non-perpendicular angle, a plurality of the first column expansion strut pair forming a first expansion column;a second column expansion strut pair formed of a first expansion strut and a parallel second expansion strut, the first and second expansion struts being coupled by a substantially linear joining strut that is joined to each of the first and second expansion struts at a non-perpendicular angle, a plurality of the second column expansion strut pair forming a second expansion column; andplurality of first serial connecting struts forming a first connecting strut column, the plurality of first serial connecting struts coupling the first expansion column to the second expansion column, a first connecting strut in the first connecting strut column including multiple linear sections with at least one of the linear sections being substantially parallel to at least one of the first expansion strut or the second expansion strut of the first expansion strut column; andwherein the first expansion column, the second expansion column, and the first connecting strut column forming a plurality of geometric cells and at least a portion of the plurality are asymmetrical geometric cells.