Abstract: A stent shaped as a three-dimensional body which is formed by interlaced threads (1) arranged in multistart turns of a helical line. The threads (1) are arranged in at least two groups (2 and 3) of the helical turns featuring opposite senses of helix. The stent ends are established by sections (5) where the turns of one helical line merge into those of the other helical line, said sections appearing as a single length of the thread (1).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 30, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 2, 2008
Assignee:
Endovasculor Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Sergei Appolonovich Pulnev, Andrei Vladimirovich Karev, Sergei Vladimirovich Schukin