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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