Braided stent
A stent for use in a body passageway includes a plurality of wires braided to form a self-expanding braided tubular structure. The braided wires form braiding angles along a length of the tubular structure. A portion of the wires are plastically deformed to reduce foreshortening of the braided structure.
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77 . A stent for use in a body passageway, comprising:
a plurality of wires braided to form a self-expanding braided tubular structure, the braided wires forming braiding angles along a length of the tubular structure;
wherein a portion of the wires are plastically deformed to reduce foreshortening of the braided structure.
78 . The stent of claim 77 , wherein the braiding angles are obtuse angles.
79 . The stent of claim 78 , therein the obtuse angles from about 110° to about 120°.
80 . The stent of claim 77 , wherein the wires comprise metallic material.
81 . The stent of claim 77 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is a bend.
82 . The stent of claim 77 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is an arched portion.
83 . The stent of claim 77 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is a smooth curved portion.
84 . The stent of claim 77 , wherein braided tubular structure has a substantially uniform diameter.
85 . The stent of claim 77 , wherein the braided structure further comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and a plurality of plastically deformed portions, wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end.
86 . The stent of claim 85 , wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at both the proximal end and the distal end.
87 . The stent of claim 81 , wherein the braided structure further comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and a plurality of plastically deformed portions, wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end.
88 . The stent of claim 87 , wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at both the proximal end and the distal end.
89 . A stent for use in a body passageway, comprising:
a plurality of wires braided to form a self-expanding braided tubular structure, the braided wires forming braiding angles along a length of the tubular structure;
wherein a portion of the wires are plastically deformed to reduce flattening of the braided structure under radial deformation.
90 . The stent of claim 89 , wherein the braiding angles are obtuse angles.
91 . The stent of claim 90 , therein the obtuse angles from about 110° to about 120°.
92 . The stent of claim 89 , wherein the wires comprise metallic material.
93 . The stent of claim 89 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is a bend.
94 . The stent of claim 89 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is an arched portion.
95 . The stent of claim 89 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is a smooth curved portion.
96 . The stent of claim 89 , wherein braided tubular structure has a substantially uniform diameter.
97 . The stent of claim 89 , wherein the braided structure further comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and a plurality of plastically deformed portions, wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end.
98 . The stent of claim 97 , wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at both the proximal end and the distal end.
99 . The stent of claim 93 , wherein the braided structure further comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and a plurality of plastically deformed portions, wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end.
100 . The stent of claim 99 , wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at both the proximal end and the distal end.
101 . A stent for use in a body passageway, comprising:
a plurality of wires braided to form a self-expanding braided tubular structure, the braided wires forming braiding angles along a length of the tubular structure;
wherein a portion of the wires are plastically deformed to restrict their movement within the braided tubular structure.
102 . The stent of claim 101 , wherein the braiding angles are obtuse angles.
103 . The stent of claim 102 , wherein the obtuse angles from about 110° to about 120°.
104 . The stent of claim 101 , wherein the wires comprise metallic material.
105 . The stent of claim 101 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is a bend.
106 . The stent of claim 101 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is an arched portion.
107 . The stent of claim 101 , wherein the plastically deformed portion is a smooth curved portion.
108 . The stent of claim 101 , wherein braided tubular structure has a substantially uniform diameter.
109 . The stent of claim 101 , wherein the braided structure further comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and a plurality of plastically deformed portions, wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end.
110 . The stent of claim 101 , wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at both the proximal end and the distal end.
111 . The stent of claim 105 , wherein the braided structure further comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and a plurality of plastically deformed portions, wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end.
112 . The stent of claim 111 , wherein the plastically deformed portions are disposed at both the proximal end and the distal end.
113 . A stent for use in a body passageway, comprising:
a plurality of wires braided to form a self-expanding braided tubular structure, the braided wires forming braiding angles along a length of the tubular structure;
wherein portions of the wires are plastically deformed to provide smooth curved, arched portions.
114 . The stent of claim 113 , wherein the braiding angles are obtuse angles.
115 . The stent of claim 114 , therein the obtuse angles from about 110° to about 120°.
116 . The stent of claim 113 , wherein the wires comprise metallic material.
117 . The stent of claim 113 , wherein the smooth curved, arched portions are bends.
118 . The stent of claim 113 , wherein the smooth curved, arched portions equidistant from one and another.
119 . The stent of claim 113 , wherein braided tubular structure has a substantially uniform diameter.
120 . The stent of claim 113 , wherein the braided structure further comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and wherein the arched portions are disposed at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end.
121 . The stent of claim 120 , wherein the arched portions are disposed at both the proximal end and the distal end.
122 . The stent of claim 117 , wherein the braided structure further comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and wherein the arched portions are disposed at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end.
123 . The stent of claim 117 , wherein the arched portions are disposed at both the proximal end and the distal end.