TESSELLATED STENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

An improved tessellated stent is cut from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of expandable cylindrical rings aligned on a common axis and connected by links. The rings having a parallelogram but non- rectangular cross-section. The stent is manufactured by direct laser cutting. A laser beam is focused so it is not radially aligned through the stent's center.