Patent ID: 8574285
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraluminal device, comprising: a beam comprising an end portion connected to a bend adjacent a first end and connected to a middle portion adjacent a second end, said beam and said bend being made from an elastic material; said end portion comprising a first side surface disposed toward said bend and a second side surface disposed away from said bend, said first side surface and said second side surface defining a width therebetween, wherein said width at said first end is greater than said width at said second end; an outer surface and an inner surface defining a thickness therebetween, wherein said thickness is constant from said first end to said second end; and wherein said width along a length from said second end to said first end is substantially proportional to a distance of said width from said second end raised to a power of 0.5, a first strain thereby being substantially constant along said first side surface between said first end and said second end.