Patent ID: 6114049
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A61F,B21F,B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
A sheet for fabricating a stent having a longitudinal lumen comprising:(a) a flat piece of sheet metal provided with a plurality of stent patterns, each of said patterns having a first long side and a second long side, said first long side provided with a plurality of pairs of engagement points, said second long side provided with a plurality of pairs of engagement points, said plurality of pairs of engagement points disposed substantially opposite each other, said engagement points sized and disposed to communicate when said pattern is deformed and rolled into a tubular shape, each pair of said first long side engagement points provided with a bridge disposed between each first long side engagement point comprising said pair, said bridge having a width that is less than the width of the portions other than said bridge, comprising said stent patterns of said sheet.