公开(公告)号：US20190307586A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16378272

申请日：2019-04-08

Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor： Gary GILMARTIN ,  Martyn G. FOLAN ,  Geraldine TONER ,  Paul E. TIERNEY ,  David COLLINS

IPC: A61F2/88

Abstract: An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular member configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The elongated tubular member may comprise at least one twisted filament, such as a knitted filament having a plurality of twisted knit stitches with intermediate rung portions extending between adjacent twisted knit stitches, or a plurality of helical filaments twisted with a plurality of longitudinal filaments.