Ryan R. Donovan;John Kenneth Ryder;Brian P. Baillargeon;Ramesh Marrey;Randy David B Grishaber
发明人:
Brian P. Baillargeon,Ramesh Marrey,John Kenneth Ryder,Randy David B Grishaber,Ryan R. Donovan
申请号：
US13196492
公开号：
US08920489B2
申请日:
2011.08.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention relates to tissue-supporting medical devices and drug delivery systems, and more particularly to tubular flexible stents that are implanted within a body lumen of a living animal or human to support the organ, maintain patency and/or deliver drugs or agents. The tubular flexible stent has a cylindrical shape defining a longitudinal axis and includes a helical section having of a plurality of longitudinally oriented strut members and a plurality of circumferentially oriented hinge members connecting circumferentially adjacent strut members to form a band. The band is wrapped about the longitudinal axis in a substantially helical manner to form a plurality of helical windings. At least one connector member extends between adjacent windings.
