CPC A61F 2/915 (2013.01) [A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2002/823 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9155 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91583 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An expandable device comprising:
a plurality of strut regions extending circumferentially about the expandable device, each of the strut regions including a plurality of struts that form a plurality of circumferentially disposed closed polygonal cells defined by the struts, wherein each of the struts is coupled to another strut at an apex; and
a plurality of bridge regions extending between adjacent strut regions and including a plurality of bridges, wherein each of the bridges comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being coupled to a first closed polygonal cell of a first strut region of the plurality of strut regions at a location away from apices of the first strut region, and the second end being coupled to a second closed polygonal cell of a second strut region of the plurality of strut regions adjacent to the first strut region at a location away from apices of the second strut region.
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