Micro structure stent configurations
View Patent ↗Fine structure stents physiologically acceptable to the body.
1. A stent assembly for insertion into a bodily vessel, the assembly comprising in combination, a first stent positioned internally of a second stent, the second stent disposed about the first stent prior to insertion of the stent assembly in the bodily vessel,
the first stent having a first stent thickness, the first stent thickness being less than 0.002 inches; and
the second stent having a second stent thickness, the second stent thickness being less than 0.002 inches.
2. The stent assembly of claim 1 wherein the first stent is positioned entirely within the second stent.
3. The stent assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first stent and the second stent is at least partially constructed of a self-expanding material.
4. The stent assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first stent thickness and the second stent thickness is no more than about 50 microns.
5. The stent assembly of claim 1 wherein one end of the assembly has a larger diameter than the other end of the assembly.
6. The stent assembly of claim 1 wherein the first stent and the second stent are bonded to one another.
7. The stent assembly of claim 1 wherein the first stent and the second stent are welded to one another.
8. The stent assembly of claim 1 wherein the first stent and the second stent are adhesively bonded to one another.
9. The stent assembly of claim 1 wherein the first stent and the second stent are adhesively bonded to one another with a drug-eluting material.