| US 7,465,315 B2 | ||
| Portal design for stent for treating bifurcated vessels | ||
| Grayson Morris, San Francisco, Calif. (US); and Rommel Lumauig, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/495,081. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0265050 A1, Nov. 23, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 2/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 623—1.15 [623/1.35] | 33 Claims |
| 1. A stent for repairing a bifurcated vessel, comprising:
a cylindrical body having a plurality of rings aligned along a common longitudinal axis;
each ring having a delivery diameter and an implanted diameter and a plurality of peaks configured to spread apart to permit
the rings to expand radially outwardly or compress radially inwardly;
the cylindrical body having a proximal section, a distal section, and a central section;
each ring being connected to each adjacent ring by at least one link extending between peaks wherein such peaks point in a
same direction; and
at least one peak of a central section ring being connected to at least one peak of a proximal section ring by at least one
link wherein the connected peaks point toward each other, and at least one peak in every ring is not connected to any peak
in an adjacent ring.
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