| abstract |
A stent for angioplasty has a body ( 1 ) in the form of a generally tubular envelope susceptible of being dilated in use from a radially-contracted position into a radially-expanded position. The body of the stent ( 1 ) includes a plurality of successive segments ( 2 ) having a serpentine shape with loop parts having sequentially-opposite concavity. These loop parts are connected by connector parts ( 4 ) and the bridges ( 3 ) which connect the segments ( 2 ) of the stent together join to the aforesaid connector parts ( 4 ). |