Patent ID: 6939373
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A flexible intravascular stent for use in a body lumen, comprising: a plurality of cylindrical rings aligned along a common longitudinal axis and interconnected to form the stent, each cylindrical ring having a first delivery diameter and a second implanted diameter; each cylindrical ring having a plurality of first peaks, each of the first peaks having a first height; each cylindrical ring having a plurality of second peaks, each second peak having a second height, the second height being shorter than the first height; at least one undulating link attaching each cylindrical ring to an adjacent cylindrical ring, the undulating links having a curved portion extending transverse to the stent longitudinal axis toward the second peak, the second height of the second peak being sized so that as the stent is compressed to the first delivery diameter, the curved portion of the undulating link is longitudinally aligned with the second peak; and each undulating link having a first arm that is straight and parallel to the longitudinal axis and circumferentially offset from the second peak.