Patent ID: 7691461
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L,B23K,B29C,B29K,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stent, comprising: a plurality of longitudinally spaced metallic rings aligned along a stent longitudinal axis, none of the metallic rings being connected by a metallic component; a plurality of links arranged to connect a metallic ring to an adjacent metallic ring; an outer layer of a first polymeric material covering an outer surface of the metallic rings; and an inner layer of a second polymeric material covering an inner surface of the metallic rings; wherein all of the links are formed by the outer layer and the inner layer, said outer layer and inner layer are directly joined to one another to form each link, each link is devoid of any metallic component and an entirety of the inner surface and outer surface of the stent is covered by the first and second polymeric materials.