Patent ID: 9056157
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. An intraluminal stent having a first end and a second end, the intraluminal stent comprising: a framework comprising straight longitudinal fibers and curved helical fibers, the framework consisting essentially of biodegradable material; and a first non-biodegradable strut located at the first end of the intraluminal stent and a second non-biodegradable strut located at the second end of the intraluminal stent; wherein each of the straight longitudinal fibers and each of the curved helical fibers is operably attached to the first non-biodegradable strut and the second non-biodegradable strut, and wherein the straight longitudinal fibers extend continuously from the first non-biodegradable strut to the second non-biodegradable strut such that the straight longitudinal fibers and the first and second non-biodegradable struts define a tubular body extending from the first end to the second end of the intraluminal stent, and wherein the curved helical fibers extend continuously around an exterior of the tubular body from the first non-biodegradable strut to the second non-biodegradable strut.