CPC A61F 2/90 (2013.01) [A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/88 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0007 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0012 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0017 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A stent, the stent comprising:
an elongated tubular member comprising a single knitted filament having a plurality of twisted knit stitches with intermediate rung portions extending between adjacent twisted knit stitches, the elongated tubular member configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
wherein the plurality of twisted knit stitches each include a loop portion and an overlapping base region;
wherein in the collapsed configuration the intermediate rung portions have a first length and in the expanded configuration the intermediate rung portions have a second length greater than the first length.
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