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Patent US8202312 - Longitudinally flexible stent - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn intravascular stent especially suited for implanting in curved arterial portion. The stent retains longitudinal flexibility after expansion. The stent is formed of intertwined meander patterns forming triangular cells. The cells are adapted to provide radial support, and also provide longitudinal...http://www.google.com/patents/US8202312?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8202312 - Longitudinally flexible stentAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8202312 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/042,470Publication dateJun 19, 2012Filing dateMar 5, 2008Priority dateMar 1, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20080215133Publication number042470, 12042470, US 8202312 B2, US 8202312B2, US-B2-8202312, US8202312 B2, US8202312B2InventorsJacob RichterOriginal AssigneeMedinol Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (119), Non-Patent Citations (50), Classifications (15), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLongitudinally flexible stent
Vertical meander pattern 301 is provided in odd and even (o and e) versions which are 180° out of phase with each other. Thus, each left opening loop 306 of meander pattern 301 o faces a right opening loop 304 of meander pattern 301 e and a right opening loop 304 of meander pattern 301 o faces a left opening loop 306 of meander pattern 301 e. The horizontal meander pattern 312 may also be provided in odd and even forms. The straight sections 324 of the horizontal meander pattern 312 e intersect with every third common member 310 of the even vertical meander pattern 301 e. The straight sections 324 of the horizontal meander pattern 3120 also intersect with every third common member 310 of the odd vertical meander pattern 3010. Viewed as vertical sinusoids 303, alternating sinusoids 303 are intermittently coupled to the meander patterns 301. For example, between points 315 and 317, where vertical pattern 303 is coupled to vertical pattern 301 e, there are two loops 304 and one loop 306 of vertical pattern 301 e and three loops 322 and two loops 320 of vertical pattern 303.
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