Stent

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9084691
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14045603

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A radially expansible annular stent is disclosed. The stent comprises a plurality of stenting turns around a lumen centered on a longitudinal axis. Adjacent turns of the stent are joined by connector struts. The stent annulus has a wall thickness related to the material from which it is formed. The radial thickness of the connector struts is smaller than that of the stent annulus. A method of making such a stent is also disclosed. The method includes cutting the connector struts from a tubular workpiece with a laser beam. The laser beam is aimed so as to be offset from a longitudinal axis of the workpiece to provide the reduced radial thickness of the connector struts.

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  • C. R. BARD, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Haas, Thomas Karlsruhe, DE 181 2369
Wack, Thilo Durmersheim, DE 20 469

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