摘要 |
A stent is made of a plurality of elongated solid wire-like bands (10) which are each formed into a rectangular shape. Each band (10) is attached to the adjacent band (10) with a crosstie member (14) in an offset manner. The stent is formed by rolling the plurality of attached bands (10) into a cylinder which is not fully closed, leaving a series of offset gaps (12) along its length. The bands (10) can move with changes in the stent shape.
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