Patent ID: 6224625
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A low profile, highly expandable stent, comprising:a) a framework having two spaced non-cuffed, generally cylindrical monolayer end pieces;b) a tubular member interconnecting solely with said end pieces;c) the end pieces having a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal slits;d) the end pieces connected to the tubular member with stitching to form a one piece integral unit;e) a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal members interconnecting the end pieces so that from a fully compressed state, the stent will expand both radially and longitudinally from a diameter and a length of the compressed state, when released in a lumen of a patient; andf) the stitching disposed at points along the end pieces in between each of the plurality of spaced apart longitudinal members.