Helical stent with connections
    1.
    发明授权
    Helical stent with connections 有权
    螺旋支架与连接

    公开(公告)号:US08366765B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-05

    申请号:US12693585

    申请日:2010-01-26

    IPC分类号: A61F2/06

    摘要: A stent includes a continuous wave form wrapped around a longitudinal axis of the stent at a first pitch angle to define a first helix comprising a plurality of turns. The wave form includes a plurality of struts and a plurality of crowns. Each crown connects adjacent struts within a turn to define the continuous wave form. The stent also includes a plurality of connections configured to connect selected crowns of adjacent turns so that when the stent is in an unexpanded condition, the plurality of connections are aligned at a second pitch angle to define a second helix, and when the stent is in an expanded condition, at least some of the connections align along a substantially straight line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent.

    摘要翻译: 支架包括以第一螺距角缠绕在支架的纵向轴线上的连续波形,以限定包括多个匝的第一螺旋。 波形包括多个支柱和多个冠。 每个表冠在一个转弯内连接相邻的支柱,以定义连续波形。 支架还包括多个连接件,其被配置为连接相邻匝的所选冠部,使得当支架处于未膨胀状态时,多个连接件以第二倾斜角对准以限定第二螺旋,并且当支架处于 膨胀状态,至少一些连接沿着平行于支架的纵向轴线的基本上直线排列。

    Stent With Improved Flexibility
    4.
    发明申请
    Stent With Improved Flexibility 审中-公开
    支架具有提高的灵活性

    公开(公告)号:US20110071617A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-24

    申请号:US12693576

    申请日:2010-01-26

    IPC分类号: A61F2/82 B23P11/00

    摘要: A stent includes a continuous wave form wrapped around a longitudinal axis of the stent at a pitch to define a helix comprising a plurality of turns. The wave form includes a plurality of struts and a plurality of crowns. Each crown connects adjacent struts within a turn to define the continuous wave form. The stent also includes a plurality of connections configured to connect selected crowns of adjacent turns. Unconnected crowns of adjacent turns that substantially face each other are spaced from each other and define a gap therebetween. The gap between the unconnected crowns of adjacent turns is variable around a circumference of the stent.

    摘要翻译: 支架包括以间距缠绕在支架的纵向轴线上的连续波形,以限定包括多个匝的螺旋。 波形包括多个支柱和多个冠。 每个表冠在一个转弯内连接相邻的支柱,以定义连续波形。 支架还包括多个连接件,其构造成连接相邻匝的所选冠。 基本上彼此面对的相邻匝的未连接冠彼此间隔开并且在它们之间形成间隙。 相邻匝的未连接牙冠之间的间隙围绕支架的圆周是可变的。

    Stent with constant stiffness along the length of the stent
    5.
    发明授权
    Stent with constant stiffness along the length of the stent 有权
    支架长度不变的支架

    公开(公告)号:US08597343B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-03

    申请号:US12693586

    申请日:2010-01-26

    IPC分类号: A61F2/06

    摘要: A stent includes a wave form that includes a plurality of struts and a plurality of crowns. Each crown connects two adjacent struts within the wave form. The wave form is wrapped around a longitudinal axis at a pitch angle to define a plurality of turns and has a central portion and two end portions located on opposite sides of the central portion. At least some of the struts located in the end portions have lengths longer than an average length of all of the struts of the wave form. The stent also includes a plurality of connections. Each connection connects selected crowns from adjacent turns. The connections are positioned along the stent substantially equally so that a density of the number of connections of the end portions is substantially equal to a density of the number of connections of the central portion.

    摘要翻译: 支架包括波形,其包括多个支柱和多个冠。 每个皇冠在波形中连接两个相邻的支柱。 波形围绕纵向轴线以间距角缠绕以限定多个匝并且具有位于中心部分的相对侧上的中心部分和两个端部。 位于端部中的至少一些支柱具有长于波形的所有支柱的平均长度的长度。 支架还包括多个连接。 每个连接都从相邻的匝连接所选的冠。 连接件沿着支架基本上相等地定位,使得端部的连接数量的密度基本上等于中心部分的连接数量的密度。

    METHOD FOR FORMING A STENT
    6.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR FORMING A STENT 有权
    形成手段的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130282107A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-24

    申请号:US13453175

    申请日:2012-04-23

    IPC分类号: A61F2/88 B23P13/04

    摘要: A method of forming a stent includes forming a wave form from a formable material. The wave form includes a plurality of substantially straight portions and a plurality of curved portions, each curved portion connecting adjacent substantially straight portions. The method includes wrapping the wave form around a mandrel at an angle to form a helical coil comprising a plurality of turns, connecting a first curved portion of a first turn to an adjacent second curved portion of a second turn at a position along the wave form to define an end of the stent, and removing excess material from an end of the wave form extending past the first curved portion while smoothing the end of the stent.

    摘要翻译: 形成支架的方法包括从可成形材料形成波形。 波形包括多个基本上直的部分和多个弯曲部分,每个弯曲部分连接相邻的基本上直的部分。 该方法包括围绕心轴以一定角度包围波形以形成包括多个匝的螺旋线圈,将第一匝的第一弯曲部分连接到沿波形的位置处的第二匝的相邻第二弯曲部分 以限定支架的端部,并且在平滑支架的端部的同时从延伸经过第一弯曲部分的波形的端部移除多余的材料。

    Method for forming a stent
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for forming a stent 有权
    支架形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US09364351B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-14

    申请号:US13453175

    申请日:2012-04-23

    摘要: A method of forming a stent includes forming a wave form from a formable material. The wave form includes a plurality of substantially straight portions and a plurality of curved portions, each curved portion connecting adjacent substantially straight portions. The method includes wrapping the wave form around a mandrel at an angle to form a helical coil comprising a plurality of turns, connecting a first curved portion of a first turn to an adjacent second curved portion of a second turn at a position along the wave form to define an end of the stent, and removing excess material from an end of the wave form extending past the first curved portion while smoothing the end of the stent.

    摘要翻译: 形成支架的方法包括从可成形材料形成波形。 波形包括多个基本上直的部分和多个弯曲部分,每个弯曲部分连接相邻的基本上直的部分。 该方法包括围绕心轴以一定角度包围波形以形成包括多个匝的螺旋线圈,将第一匝的第一弯曲部分连接到沿波形的位置处的第二匝的相邻第二弯曲部分 以限定支架的端部,并且在平滑支架的端部的同时从延伸经过第一弯曲部分的波形的端部移除多余的材料。

    Ergonomic Pierce-Free Weight-Bearing Earrings, Earring Components And Methods For Making And Fitting Same

    公开(公告)号:US20230045445A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17880625

    申请日:2022-08-03

    IPC分类号: A44C7/00

    摘要: The present invention is directed to ergonomic pierce-free custom-fitted earring devices capable of bearing ornamentation weighing about 30 grams or more, and more safely and comfortably mounting the same onto the lowermost one-third of each ear without utilizing the lobule of the ear, wherein the fully latched front loop of the first end and the rear component on the second end comprise critical ear-contact-points that engage a thickness of concha cavum cartilage at the front and rear of the ear with little to no perceived squeezing. Methods of making such earring devices comprise effective and efficient methods to ensure accuracy of fit of these earrings to within about 1 to about 3 millimeters for each of multiple critical ear-variable-dimensions (EVD) that taken in concert serve to fit individuals and/or segments of the population of potential and/or targeted wearers, wherein certain preferred embodiments of such methods comprise computer-implemented sizing and fitting processes that convert EVDs into individually grouped fit gauges that are correlated to any of thousands of circumscribed fit profiles, enabling the efficient fabrication of custom-fitted devices, the setting of the same with weighted jewelry ornamentation, and delivering of the same as finished.