STENT WITH REINFORCED JOINTS

摘要

The present invention relates generally to stents for insertion into bodily lumens that include at least one strand that forms a self-expanding tubular structure. Specifically, these strands form a plurality of intersections at which one portion of the strand is in proximity to another portion of the same or different strand. More specifically, at least some of those intersections include a plurality of reinforcement members.

主权项

1. A stent for insertion into a bodily lumen, comprising:
at least one strand forming a self-expanding tubular structure, the at least one strand forming a plurality of intersections in which, at each intersection, a first portion of said at least one strand is in proximity to a second portion of said at least one strand; and a plurality of reinforcement members, each of said plurality of reinforcement members being located at a respective one of said intersections.