Patent ID: 7758629
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stent, comprising: a first member having a proximal section and including first and second zig-zag-shaped annular bands, each of the bands having bend sections, wherein the first and second bands are arranged to form a structural ring having a diamond-shape, the first member further including a plurality of connecting points that connect a portion of the bend sections of the first annular band with a corresponding portion of the bend sections of the second annular band; a second member having a distal section; and a connector joining the proximal section of the first member to the distal section of the second member, the connector being made from a material comprising a polymer; wherein the connector flexibly joins the first member to the second member, and wherein the first member is self-expandable and the second member is capable of expanding with the application of an external force; wherein the first member diamond shape has a first corner, second corner, a third corner and a fourth corner, the first member further including wherein the first and second connecting points are one of a bridge of material, adhesive and weld.