US5807404A
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Stent with variable features to optimize support and method of making such stent
Assignee: Medinol Ltd
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Filing: 1996-09-19
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Granted: 1998-09-15
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Expires: 2016-09-19
Abstract
Abstract An intravascular stent especially suited for implanting in curved arterial portions or ostial regions. The stent can include an end region which is fabricated to have a greater radial strength than the remaining axial length of the stent. Such a stent is particularly suited for use in ostial regions, which require greater support near the end of the stent. The stent alternatively can include sections adjacent the end of the stent with greater bending flexibility than the remaining axial length of the stent. Such a stent is particularly suited for use in curved arteries. The stent can also be constructed with an end that has greater radial strength and sections adjacent the end with greater bending flexibility. Such a stent prevents flaring of the stent end during insertion.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacob Richter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/91; A61F2/915; A61F2002/91533; A61F2002/91541; A61F2002/9155; A61F2002/91558; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/0054; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0018; A61F2250/0029; A61F2250/0042; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row are narrower than the first and the second flexible connectors in the cells in the rows other than the distal row of the stent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row are narrower than the first and the second flexible connectors in the cells in the rows other than the distal row of the stent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The stent of claim 1, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row are about 40 narrower than the first and the second flexible connectors in the cells in the rows other than the distal row of the stent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
241 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row are annealed to impart a hardness that is different than the hardness of the flexible connectors in the rows other than the distal row of the stent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
241 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row are annealed to impart a hardness that is different than the hardness of the flexible connectors in the rows other than the distal row of the stent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
259 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the stent is comprised of NiTi having an austenitic and martensitic phase and the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row of the stent are in a martensitic phase and the portions of the stent other than the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row are in the austenitic phase.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
259 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the stent is comprised of NiTi having an austenitic and martensitic phase and the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row of the stent are in a martensitic phase and the portions of the stent other than the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row are in the austenitic phase.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
233 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the cells in the distal row are of a thinner gauge than the gauge of the material utilized in the cells not disposed in the distal row of the stent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
233 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the cells in the distal row are of a thinner gauge than the gauge of the material utilized in the cells not disposed in the distal row of the stent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
234 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the cells in the distal row are made of a material that is more flexible than the material utilized in the cells not disposed in the distal row of the stent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
234 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member and, a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row is provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the cells in the other rows of the stent; wherein the cells in the distal row are made of a material that is more flexible than the material utilized in the cells not disposed in the distal row of the stent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
221 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a longitudinal stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member, and a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row, and in the row adjacent to the distal row, are provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the rows other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row of the stent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
221 words
An expandable stent, comprising: a) a plurality of interconnected flexible cells defining a longitudinal stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of interconnected flexible rows disposed along the longitudinal axis of the stent with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member, and a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the distal row, and in the row adjacent to the distal row, are provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the rows other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row of the stent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors are U-shaped.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors are S-shaped.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors are Z-shaped.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the first and the third members in the distal row are about 15% shorter than the second and the fourth members in the distal row.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
57 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row and in the row adjacent to the distal row are narrower than the first and second flexible connectors in the cells in the rows other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row of the stent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
56 words
The stent of claim 12, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row and in the row adjacent to the distal row are about 40% narrower than the flexible connectors in the cells in the rows other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row of the stent.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
61 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row and in the row adjacent to the distal row are annealed to impart a hardness that is different from the hardness of the flexible connectors in the rows other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row of the stent.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
74 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the stent is comprised of NiTi having an austenitic and martensitic phase and the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row are in a martensitic phase and the portions of the stent other than the first and second flexible connectors in the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row are in the austenitic phase.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the cells in the distal row and in the row adjacent to the distal row are of a thinner gauge than the gauge of the material utilized in the cells disposed in the rows of the stent other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
56 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the cells in the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row are made of a material that is more flexible than the material utilized in the cells disposed in the rows of the stent other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
265 words
An expandable stent comprising: a) a plurality of flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of flexible rows along the longitudinal axis with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member, and a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the cells of the proximal row are provided with second and fourth members that are shorter than the first and third members in the proximal row, and wherein the distal row, and the row adjacent to the distal row, and the proximal row and the row adjacent to the proximal row are provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the rows of the stent other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row and the proximal row and the row adjacent to the proximal row.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
265 words
An expandable stent comprising: a) a plurality of flexible cells defining a stent having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the cells arranged in a plurality of flexible rows along the longitudinal axis with a distal row disposed at the distal end of the stent and a proximal row disposed at the proximal end of the stent, each of the flexible cells comprising a first member, a second member, a third member, and a fourth member; b) a first C-shaped loop disposed between the first member and the third member; c) a second C-shaped loop disposed between the second member and the fourth member; d) a first flexible connector disposed between the first member and the second member; and e) a second flexible connector disposed between the third member and the fourth member, wherein the cells of the distal row are provided with first and third members that are shorter than the second and fourth members in the distal row, and wherein the cells of the proximal row are provided with second and fourth members that are shorter than the first and third members in the proximal row, and wherein the distal row, and the row adjacent to the distal row, and the proximal row and the row adjacent to the proximal row are provided with first and second flexible connectors that are more flexible than the flexible connectors in the rows of the stent other than the distal row and the row adjacent to the distal row and the proximal row and the row adjacent to the proximal row.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 18, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors are U-shaped.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 18, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors are S-shaped.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
The stent of claim 18, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors are Z-shaped.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
78 words
The stent of claim 18, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row are narrower than the first and the second flexible connectors in the cells disposed in the rows of the stent other than the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
78 words
The stent of claim 18, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row are narrower than the first and the second flexible connectors in the cells disposed in the rows of the stent other than the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
80 words
The stent of claim 23, wherein the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row are about 40% narrower than the first and the second flexible connectors in the cells disposed in the rows of the stent other than the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
84 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the flexible connectors in the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row are annealed to impart a hardness that is different from the hardness of the first and the second flexible connectors in the cells disposed in the rows of the stent other than the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
95 words
The stent of claim 7, wherein the stent is comprised of NiTi having an austenitic and martensitic phase and the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row are in a martensitic phase and the portions of the stent other than the first and the second flexible connectors in the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row are in the austenitic phase.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
75 words
The stent of claim 18, wherein the cells in the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row are of a thinner gauge than the gauge of the material utilized in the cells disposed in the rows of the stent other than the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
79 words
The stent of claim 18, wherein the cells in the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row of the stent are made of a material that is more flexible than the material utilized in the cells disposed in the rows of the stent other than the distal row, the row adjacent to the distal row, the proximal row, and the row adjacent to the proximal row.
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