Patent ID: 9161849
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stent comprising: a plurality of first sinusoidal bands having strut members connected by curved segments, said first sinusoidal bands arranged generally in a circumferential direction, said curved segments occurring at a first frequency, at least one of said curved segments forming a keyhole-like structure with the adjacent strut members, and a plurality of second sinusoidal bands having strut members connected by curved segments, said curved segments in said second loop containing sections occurring at a second frequency that is higher than said first frequency, said second sinusoidal bands consecutively alternating with said first sinusoidal bands along a longitudinal axis of the stent; wherein at least one curved segment of a first sinusoidal band has a greater width than the width of the strut members of a second sinusoidal band; and wherein said first and second sinusoidal bands connect directly at curved segments of said first and second sinusoidal bands to form a plurality of cells.