Patent ID: 8470020
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable frame defining a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the implantable frame moveable between a compressed state and an expanded state and comprising: a proximal hoop member; a distal hoop member; one or more additional hoop members positioned between the proximal and distal hoop members along said longitudinal axis; each hoop member comprising a plurality of interconnected struts and bends arranged in an undulating shape; wherein each hoop member of the one or more additional hoop members is connected to a longitudinally adjacent hoop member by an array of longitudinal connecting members arranged in pairs of closely-spaced longitudinal connecting members; and wherein a first pair of closely-spaced longitudinal connecting members is disposed between a first strut of the plurality of interconnected struts of a hoop member and a circumferentially adjacent second strut of the plurality of interconnected struts of the hoop member.