George Goicoechea;Andrew H. Cragg;John Hudson;Claude Mialhe;Michael D. Dake
发明人:
George Goicoechea,John Hudson,Andrew H. Cragg,Claude Mialhe,Michael D. Dake
申请号：
US09977826
公开号：
US08192482B2
申请日:
2001.10.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
A stent is provided comprising a plurality of hoops aligned along a common axis, wherein each of the hoops is oriented in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stent. Each of the hoops includes a plurality of elongate elements joined to one another and forming apices that point in a direction along the axis of the stent. The stent also comprises means for securing an apex of one hoop to a juxtaposed apex of a neighboring hoop.
