Preferred embodiments of a stent with a high degree of flexibility are shown and described. The stent can include a continuous helical winding and at least one bridge. The continuous helical winding has a plurality of circumferential sections that circumscribe a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end to define a tube. The circumferential sections are spaced apart along the axis. The at least one bridge is configured to connect one circumferential section to an axially-spaced adjacent circumferential section. The at least one bridge extends on a plane generally orthogonal with respect to the axis.
申请公布号
WO2007095466(A3)
申请公布日期
2008.06.26
申请号
WO2007US61917
申请日期
2007.02.09
申请人
C.R. BARD INC.;BALES, THOMAS, O. JR.;JAHRMARKT, SCOTT, L.;SLATER, CHARLES, R.;KRATSCH, PETER, K.
发明人
BALES, THOMAS, O. JR.;JAHRMARKT, SCOTT, L.;SLATER, CHARLES, R.;KRATSCH, PETER, K.