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CA2515438C
CA2515438C CA2515438A CA2515438A CA2515438C CA 2515438 C CA2515438 C CA 2515438C CA 2515438 A CA2515438 A CA 2515438A CA 2515438 A CA2515438 A CA 2515438A CA 2515438 C CA2515438 C CA 2515438C
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Ronnie Levy
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    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
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Abstract

A stent with at least one cross-section having either a vertex or having first and second contour points where the radius of curvature of the first point is at least 2.5 times the radius of curvature of the second point.

Claims (15)

1. An expandable stent for maintaining the patency of a body lumen, the stent having a lumen having at least one cross-section having a shape selected from:
(a) a closed triangular cross-section having bent sides; and (b) an open triangular cross-section having curved sides.
2. The expandable stent according to claim 1, having a lumen having at least one cross-section having a shape containing at least one vertex.
3. The expandable stent according to claim 1, having a lumen having at least one cross-section having a shape containing first and second outer contour points where the radius of curvature of the boundary of the cross-section at the first outer contour point is at least 2.5 times the radius of curvature of the boundary of the cross-section at the second outer contour point.
4. The expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 having a lumen having at least one cross-section having a contour including at least one line segment.
5. The expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 formed from an elastic material.
6. The expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 formed from a shape memory alloy.
7. The expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 formed from a shape memory polymer.
8. An expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 wherein the stent is fenestrated.
9. The expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 being a permanent stent.
10. The expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 being a temporary stent.
11. A system comprising an expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 attached to a lumenal lining.
12. A system comprising an expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 attached to a lumenal anchor.
13. A system comprising an expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3, attached to a lumenal lining and a lumenal anchor.
14. A system comprising an expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 and a device for deploying the stent.
15. An expandable stent according to any of claims 1-3 configured to release one or more substances.
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