US 7,491,229 B2
	Expandable coil stent
Joseph C. Eder, Los Altos Hills, Calif. (US); and Lex P. Jansen, Pleasanton, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, Minn. (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/958,491.
Application 11/958491 is a continuation of application No. 11/348991, filed on Feb. 07, 2006, granted, now 7,309,352, filed on Dec. 18, 2007.
Application 11/348991 is a continuation of application No. 10/612030, filed on Jul. 01, 2003, granted, now 7,033,385, filed on Apr. 25, 2006.
Application 10/612030 is a continuation of application No. 09/681394, filed on Mar. 28, 2001, granted, now 6,585,753, filed on Jul. 01, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2008/0097573 A1, Apr. 24, 2008
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/06 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 623—1.15  [623/1.22]

20 Claims

1. A coil stent, the coil stent having a longitudinal length, the coil stent comprising at least one first expandable link and at least one second expandable link, the at least one first expandable link comprising at least one expandable cell, the at least one second expandable link having at least one bend.