公开(公告)号：US11266517B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

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: A61F2/86 ,  A61F2/88 ,  A61F2/90 ,  A61F2/04

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.