Medical prosthesis
US6419694B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable self-expanding medical prosthesis. The prosthesis has a tube-form body with a body wall structure having a geometric pattern of cells defined by a series of elongate strands extending to regions of intersection and interlocking joints at said regions of intersection formed by a portion of at least one of said strands being helically wrapped about a portion of another.
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