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Prosthesis implantable in a human or animal duct such as a stent or a prosthesis for aneurism

US5800515A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 1996
Grant dateSep 1, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2220/0075
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthesis which can be implanted in a human or animal duct to ensure a passageway in the duct. The prosthesis is formed from several filaments which have corrugations and which are wound to define a tubular surface. The corrugations form an advantageously zig-zagged series of rings that are stepped along the length of the prosthesis, with corrugated portions of the individual filaments constituting portions of two or more separate ones of the rings.

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