Patent ID: 7763067
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stent, comprising: struts joined together to form a series of helical turns and defining an outer circumferential cylinder of the stent in an expanded state of the stent, the struts having first and second curved strut portions connecting adjacent straight strut portions, the second curved strut portions extending farther from the straight strut portions than the first curved strut portions; and connecting bridges disposed between each of the series of helical turns, each connecting bridge having one bridge strut with first and second ends, the first bridge strut end connected directly to a second curved strut portion of one of the series of helical turns and the second bridge strut end connected directly to a second curved strut portion of an adjacent one of the series of helical turns, the connecting bridges having edges perpendicular to an axis of the stent, the connecting bridges being raised from the outer circumferential cylinder when the stent is in the expanded state.