Patent ID: 9028541
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An expandable axially elongate stent comprising: a plurality of undulating ring elements configured to be expandable from an unexpanded condition to an expanded condition, the ring elements being positioned one adjacent to another along an axis, wherein, further wherein, a first zone of the stent includes a plurality of ring elements, not less than three in number, and each ring element in the first zone is connected to an adjacent ring element in the first zone by at least one connector extending from a convex portion of one ring to a convex portion of an adjacent ring; and further wherein, a second zone of the stent includes a plurality of ring elements, not less than three in number, and each ring element in the second zone is connected to an adjacent ring element in the second zone by at least one connector extending from a concave portion of one ring to a concave portion of an adjacent ring.