Patent ID: 8016876
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A stent comprising: a plurality of serpentine bands, each serpentine band comprising a plurality of struts connected by turns, the turns comprising alternating proximal peaks and distal valleys, the struts comprising alternating straight struts and s-shaped struts; a plurality of connector struts, adjacent serpentine bands connected by at least one connector strut, each connector strut extending from a valley of one serpentine band to a peak of another serpentine band; a first serpentine band comprising a plurality of first valleys and a second valley, the first valleys being circumferentially aligned, the second valley being longitudinally offset from the first valleys, the first valleys extending farther toward a distal end of the stent than the second valley; a second serpentine band comprising a plurality of first peaks and a second peak, the first peaks being circumferentially aligned, the second peak being longitudinally offset from the first peaks; wherein a first connector strut oriented at an angle to a stent lengthwise axis connects between a first valley and a first peak, the second valley being longitudinally aligned with the first peak that is connected to the first connector strut, the second peak being longitudinally aligned with the first valley that is connected to the first connector strut.