Patent · US Expired

Implantable, bioresorbable vessel wall support, in particular coronary stent

US6287332A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Biotronik Mess -und Therapiegeraede GmbH & Co. Ingenieurbuero Berlin · DE

Inventors

Armin Bolz · Buckenhof, DE
Thomas Popp · Rockenhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 1999
Grant date	Sep 11, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2210/0004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable, bioresorbable vessel wall support, in particular a coronary stent, comprises a combination of metal materials which dissolves in the human body without any harmful effects on the person that wears the implant. The combination of metal materials can be an alloy or a local galvanic element.

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