US 12,310,867 B2
Stent with longitudinal variable width struts
Melissa Clinger, Raynham, MA (US); and Peter Forsythe, Raynham, MA (US)
Assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/170,299.
Application 17/170,299 is a continuation of application No. 16/116,612, filed on Aug. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,932,927.
Prior Publication US 2021/0161689 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/90 (2013.01) [A61F 2/88 (2013.01); A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 17/12113 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stent for implanting in a body lumen comprising:
a plurality of longitudinal elements extending over a majority of a length of the stent, each longitudinal element of the plurality of longitudinal elements respectively comprising a plurality of alternating thin segments and thick segments;
a plurality of nodes positioned on each longitudinal element of the plurality of longitudinal elements between each of the plurality of alternating thin segments and thick segments; and
a plurality of branches connecting circumferentially adjacent longitudinal elements of the plurality of longitudinal elements at the plurality of nodes,
wherein the plurality of thin segments each comprise a thin width that is a substantially uniform width between a first adjacent pair of the plurality of nodes, and the plurality of thick segments each comprise a thick width that is a substantially uniform width between a second adjacent pair of the plurality of nodes, the thick width measuring greater than the thin width.