Patent ID: 6997944
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An expandable intraluminal stent, comprising: a plurality of rings aligned along a common axis to form a tubular shape; wherein each ring includes a plurality of cells, each cell being defined by at least two V struts of different amplitudes that are aligned in phase and nested within one another, wherein each of said V struts is defined by two arm segments converging at one end to define a first vertex that is otherwise unattached to any other stent structure and diverging at the opposite end such that each defines a second vertex with an arm segment of a V strut with which it is nested, and wherein each second vertex is attached to a second vertex of an adjacent cell by a link; and a connecting element extending between a link between adjacent cells in one ring with a link between adjacent cells of an adjacent ring.