Patent ID: 6428570
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A medical device comprising:a catheter and a stent mounted on the catheter, the stent comprising a first radial ring, a second radial ring, and a third radial ring, each of said radial rings capable of expansion from a constricted diameter to an expanded diameter; a first plurality of interconnecting links extending between said first radial ring and said second radial ring; and a second plurality of interconnecting links extending between said second radial ring and said third radial ring, at least one of each of said pluralities of interconnecting links having an initially curved configuration which straightens as said first, second and third radial rings are expanded from said constricted diameter to said expanded diameter, and wherein at least one of the first plurality of interconnecting links forms a common junction on the second radial ring with at least one of the second plurality of interconnecting links.