Patent ID: 6190406
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient, said stent comprising:a) a tubular member having a thickness and having front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, said member having a first smaller diameter for insertion into said vessel, and a second larger diameter for deployment into said vessel; andb) said tubular member comprising a plurality of adjacent hoops extending between said front and back ends, said hoops comprising a plurality of longitudinal struts each having opposing ends and a center therebetween, said ends of said struts are shaped to form a plurality of loops connecting adjacent struts at said ends of said struts, said member further comprising a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent hoops to one another, said struts having a width measured in an axial direction, said width of said struts being greater at its ends than at its center and wherein said width of said struts at a given point along their center varies in proportion to the cube root of the distance from an end of said strut closest to said given point.