Patent ID: 7753948
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraluminal device, comprising: a first beam comprising a first end portion, a second end portion and a middle portion connecting said first end portion and said second end portion, a first bend connected to said first end portion, said first bend being further connected to a second beam; a second bend connected to said second end portion, said second bend being further connected to a third beam; wherein said first bend and said second bend are elastic, said first beam, said second beam and said third beam thereby being collapsible to form a low profile and expandable to form a larger profile; said first end portion comprising a first side surface disposed toward said first bend and a second side surface disposed away from said first bend, said first and second side surfaces extending over a length of said first beam from said first bend to said middle portion; a first distance between said first side surface and said second side surface adjacent said first bend being greater than a second distance between said first side surface and said second side surface adjacent said middle portion, a width of said first end portion thereby being tapered between said first bend and said middle portion, wherein, when in said low profile, said first side surface is tapered along a concave curve at a different rate than said second side surface is tapered along a convex curve; and wherein a centerline of said first beam defines an S-shape along the full length of said first beam when said first beam is substantially straightened.