Patent ID: 8016878
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A bifurcation stent, when viewed in flat pattern, comprising: an outwardly deployable side branch structure; a support ring surrounding the side branch structure; a first serpentine band, a second serpentine band, and a third serpentine band; the first serpentine band comprising a closed serpentine band and having a band axis being oriented perpendicularly to a stent lengthwise axis; the second serpentine band attached at a first end to the support ring and attached at a second end to the support ring, the second serpentine band comprising a first portion having a band axis being angularly offset at a non-zero angle α relative to the stent lengthwise axis, wherein α is between 0 and 90 degrees; the third serpentine band attached at a first end to the support ring and attached at a second end to the support ring, the third serpentine band comprising a first portion having a band axis being angularly offset at a non-zero angle δ relative to the stent lengthwise axis, wherein δ is between 0 and 90 degrees.