STENT HAVING ADJACENT ELEMENTS CONNECTED BY NARROW FLEXIBLE WEBS
Application
US20260083577A1
Kind: A1
Mar 26, 2026
Inventors
Ryan D. Kariniemi, Jeffrey J. Kustusch, Mark J. Ulm
Abstract
A stent and method of making incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect element(s) across an intervening space. The polymeric connecting elements are designed to fold within the space between the outer diameter of the stent and the inner diameter of the stent.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/89
A61F 2/07
A61F 2/86
A61F 2/915
A61F 2002/828
A61F 2002/91558
A61F 2210/0066
A61F 2210/0076
A61F 2220/005
A61F 2230/0069
A61F 2240/001
A61F 2250/0018
A61F 2250/002
A61F 2250/0029
A61F 2250/0068
Filing Date
2025-12-03
Application No.
19407387